Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:48:14 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xhost +localhost Message-ID: <20050202234814.GA24792@keyslapper.net> In-Reply-To: <ef60af0905020215055e07b83e@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>
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--TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 02/03/05 12:05 AM, Gert Cuykens sat at the `puter and typed: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:43:23 -0500, Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.net>= wrote: > > On 02/02/05 11:36 PM, Gert Cuykens sat at the `puter and typed: > > > I# xhost local: > > > non-network local connections being added to access control list > > > I# > > > > > > ok that seems to work a bit better meaning i dont get the message "can > > > not start screen saver deamon bl bla bla....." Instead i get a message > > > in my log that locking is not enabled ? > >=20 > > Doesn't ring any bells. What log, and what is the entry? > >=20 > > Are you still having trouble with xscreensaver? > >=20 >=20 > My xscreensaver is telling me "running in root not allowed" my root > needs a pretty screensaver too you know grrrr >=20 > So how do i enable a root screen saver ? I assume this refers to the root window. Surely you're not logged into X as root. 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 --=20 Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Key fingerprint =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 It is much easier to suggest solutions when you know nothing about the prob= lem. --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCAWa+r4Wi/oDI2aIRAi1BAJ4xwbLvzI3B+DuwDJGmtCt9F9S+fgCfRm1F Q5SFf6zb2PoqGPC3BuG7SJU= =FQCZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/--
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