From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 17 19:08:50 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06E6210656BF for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:08:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1DFD8FC12 for ; Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:08:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JmZTQ-00028L-SN; Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:44 +0100 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id m3HJ8it2018432; Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:44 +0100 Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 2426EFCA4AF; Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:39 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:39 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Fred Schnittke Message-ID: <20080417190839.GA61946@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Fred Schnittke , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <6321.209.183.149.162.1208363223.squirrel@209.183.149.162> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6321.209.183.149.162.1208363223.squirrel@209.183.149.162> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:44 +0100 (BST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "X" Screensaver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:08:50 -0000 On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:27:03PM -0400, Fred Schnittke wrote: > > Hi: > > I've installed FreeBSD 7.0, just a standard install with "X". I load XDM > via /usr/local/etc/rc.d/x.sh, which states: > > /usr/local/bin/xset s off > /usr/local/bin/xdm > > But I can't get the screensaver to disable. After about 10 minutes of > sitting at the XDM Login Prompt, the screen goes blank. > > Can anyone tell me definately, how to disable the "X" screen saver for > good, for all users? > > > Regards, > Try adding: /usr/local/bin/xset -dpms in your users ~/.Xsession If you've got a load of users. Then put it at the end of: /usr/local/share/examples/xdm/Xsession and put it somewhere else and point your xdm config at it. HTH. -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html