"The XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running"
Ok guys, I've searched and found nothing about this. When I go to customize my screen saver under preferences the Screensaver Preferences window comes up, but so does another window that says "The XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running on display ":0.0". Launch it now?". Of course I click Ok, and after some lag it gives me this:
"Error: The xscreensaver daemon did not start up properly. You are running as root. This usually means that xscreensaver was unable to contact your X server because access control is turned on. Try running this command: xhost +localhost and then selecting `File / Restart Daemon'. Note that turning off access control will allow anyone logged on to this machine to access your screen, which might be considered a security problem. Please read the xscreensaver manual and FAQ for more information. You shouldn't run X as root. Instead, you should log in as a normal user, and `su' as necessary." Ok, so I go to the terminal and type in "xhost +localhost" and it replies: "local host being added to access control list". This is where I get lost. How do I select File / Restart Daemon? I tried typing it in too, but I just get "Bash: File: command not found". What do I do because I don't really understand anything it's saying about the X server and 'su' ing as necessary and all that mess. Someone please tell me what to do. |
Should this be in a different forum? Fedora for example? I need some help and I'm not getting it.
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Do
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#yum list | grep -i xscreensaver |
I did this:
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[root@localhost ~]# yum list | grep -i xscreensaver |
Try running as a normal user,
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#xscreensaver-demo |
Lol, sorry. I figured it out yesterday. I asked my friend about it and he asked if I was logged in as root. I told him I was and he said "Hah, well that's it. You don't get a screen saver under root." So I log out and back in as an ordinary user and low and behold, I'VE GOT A SCREENSAVER! Thanks.
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Thats one thing you shouldn't do. Its very risky and anything you need to do as root, can be done whilst logged in as a normal user.
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Try to add this to your ~/.bash_profile file
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