On Friday 29 November 2002 21:25, Philip Webb wrote:
> 021129 Guilherme Cirne wrote:
> > Is there some way to get xscreensaver working with kdm?
> > Following the instructions from  man xscreensaver
> > I added to /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0:
> >   xhost +localhost
> >   xscreensaver &
> > but this didn't work. I tested adding other commands to this file
> > and they were executed correctly when kdm comes up.
>
> you need to start it as a service.
> in  /etc/X11/xinit.d  add an executable script 'xscreensaverexec',
> which contains the lines:
>
>   #!/bin/sh
>   # your comment here if you wish
>   xscreensaver-command -exit
>   xscreensaver &
>
> obviously, reboot to test that it works:
> you should see the Xscreensaver splash screen after logging in.

This also doesn't work. I want xscreensaver to run before anyone is logged 
in, so that the screen gets blanked after a period of inactivity at the 
login prompt.

-- 
Guilherme Cirne
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