Very Computer

by **Michae** » Tue, 11 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Hi.
The problem with the screen savers is that they are not running!.
I can see the preview of the screen savers fine (for the ones that have it).
I set the timeout to 1 minute, and waited...the screen saver did not come
on.
I switched to a different screen saver, and it didn't come on either.

Just to give you a better picture of my system, I installed all workstations
(GNOME, KDE, X11,..) because I am experimenting with each one. I haven't
really changed much from the initial install other than adding an rpm (KDE's
tetris).

Any ideas?

Michael
linux newbie

by **Rasput** » Tue, 11 Jul 2000 04:00:00

>Hi.
>The problem with the screen savers is that they are not running!.
>I can see the preview of the screen savers fine (for the ones that have it).
>I set the timeout to 1 minute, and waited...the screen saver did not come
>on.
>I switched to a different screen saver, and it didn't come on either.

You are running as root. Don't.

--

Rasputin.
Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns.

by **Michae** » Tue, 11 Jul 2000 04:00:00

I know the risks of running as root, and actually had to be root to add a
package and/or configure my soundcard.
But I agree with you...it is not a login I will use all the time.

So I guess from your answer that screensavers won't run if you are logged in
as root. I think they did under Redhat 6.1 .

I'll test it tonight logged in as a normal user.

Thanks.

>>Hi.
>>The problem with the screen savers is that they are not running!.
>>I can see the preview of the screen savers fine (for the ones that have
it).
>>I set the timeout to 1 minute, and waited...the screen saver did not come
>>on.
>>I switched to a different screen saver, and it didn't come on either.

>You are running as root. Don't.

>--

>Rasputin.
>Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns.

by **Rasput** » Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:00:00

>I know the risks of running as root, and actually had to be root to add a
>package and/or configure my soundcard.
>But I agree with you...it is not a login I will use all the time.

>So I guess from your answer that screensavers won't run if you are logged in
>as root. I think they did under Redhat 6.1 .

>I'll test it tonight logged in as a normal user.

>Thanks.

Sorry to be chesty, I'm thinking of making a new sigfile saying:

"Don't run xscreensaver as root"
and "create a file called .Xclients in ~"

:) - run it from the console [ xscreensaver ] and you'll get a URL
- read that and it might help.

--

Rasputin.
Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns.

by **Michae** » Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:00:00

You were right...screen savers worked when I was a normal user.
Thanks.

>>I know the risks of running as root, and actually had to be root to add a
>>package and/or configure my soundcard.
>>But I agree with you...it is not a login I will use all the time.

>>So I guess from your answer that screensavers won't run if you are logged
in
>>as root. I think they did under Redhat 6.1 .

>>I'll test it tonight logged in as a normal user.

>>Thanks.

>Sorry to be chesty, I'm thinking of making a new sigfile saying:

>"Don't run xscreensaver as root"
>and "create a file called .Xclients in ~"

>:) - run it from the console [ xscreensaver ] and you'll get a URL
>- read that and it might help.

>--

>Rasputin.
>Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns.

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