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... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Don't want to be rude but do you have a specific reason for running xscreensaver as root?
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