[SOLVED] screensaver not working in xfce

mark_alfred · 05-09-2014, 08:25 PM

Hello. My screensaver was working, but then when I was watching a video, I did something to disable it (I can't recall what). Anyway, now it is not working, and I can't figure out how to get it back to working. I have gnome-screensaver installed (version 1.0.1ubuntu2 for amd64). I'm using xfce, set up from a regular ubuntu installation. I'm running ubuntu 14.04. I can't find anything in the settings manager for screensavers.

business_kid · 05-10-2014, 07:20 AM

Are you a member of the 'video' group, or whatever ubuntu uses?

Code:

cat /etc/group |grep video

mark_alfred · 05-10-2014, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by business_kid

Are you a member of the 'video' group, or whatever ubuntu uses?

Code:

cat /etc/group |grep video

I don't think so.

Code:

mark@mark-OptiPlex-755:~$ cat /etc/group |grep video
video:x:44:
mark@mark-OptiPlex-755:~$ groups
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mark@mark-OptiPlex-755:~$

mark_alfred · 05-10-2014, 08:44 AM

I got rid of gnome-screensaver and installed xscreensaver. So, it works now.

business_kid · 05-11-2014, 03:20 AM

being in the same group as the peripherals you use is generally a good thing, can do no harm and may do good. You may get permission to use them :-P. Without messing with your user's main groups, I think it's

Code:

usermod -aG group1,group2. . .    your_user