Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:47:56 +0000 From: Chris Hodgins <chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk> To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xhost +localhost Message-ID: <420174BC.8090609@cis.strath.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <ef60af0905020216106024d750@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af09050202095829be3b6f@mail.gmail.com> <20050202210526.GC77499@keyslapper.net> <42014E0A.5070003@mac.com> <20050202221851.GE77499@keyslapper.net> <ef60af09050202143655b26622@mail.gmail.com> <20050202224322.GF77499@keyslapper.net> <ef60af0905020215055e07b83e@mail.gmail.com> <20050202234814.GA24792@keyslapper.net> <ef60af0905020216106024d750@mail.gmail.com>
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Gert Cuykens wrote: >>I assume this refers to the root window. Surely you're not logged >>into X as root. > > > no i am just logged as a user into X and my user name is the same as > root :) Lets call it the user root window. > > >>Try this: >>check your DISPLAY environment variable with >>echo $DISPLAY >>make sure it's ':0.0' or something similar, like <hostname>:0.0, then >>run this: >>/usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver -display $DISPLAY & >> >>That should do what you're trying to do. >> >>Lou >>-- > > > I# /usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver -display $DISPLAY > xscreensaver: 01:02:41: locking is disabled (running as nobody). > xscreensaver: 01:02:41: locking only works when xscreensaver is launched > by a normal, non-privileged user (e.g., not "root".) > See the manual for details. > > man the xscreensaver thingie isnt kidding about it... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Don't want to be rude but do you have a specific reason for running xscreensaver as root? Chris
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