Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 01:10:00 +0100 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xhost +localhost Message-ID: <ef60af0905020216106024d750@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050202234814.GA24792@keyslapper.net> 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>
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> 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...
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