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Old 04-13-2008, 06:43 PM   #1
hirochiamaru
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Idle Detection for X11


I need to be able to execute a script after the computer has been left idle for 10 minutes. How would I go about doing this?

I know DPMS kicks in because of some configuration inside xorg.conf, but I need to execute and specific script.
 
Old 04-13-2008, 10:28 PM   #2
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I found this via www.google.com/linux. I hope it helps solve your problem.
http://linux.maruhn.com/sec/xautolock.html
 
Old 04-14-2008, 12:07 AM   #3
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Excellent, that's exactly what I needed. Thanks
 
  


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