i loggedin as root but cant lock screen WHY ?

farnaw4u · 01-17-2007, 04:03 AM

hi all
i cant lock screen in gnome as root plz tell me how can i lock screen as root

thnks in advance
farnaw

nx5000 · 01-17-2007, 04:19 AM

You can't as root

oneandoneis2 · 01-17-2007, 04:35 AM

I believe Gnome still uses Xscreensaver, which is deliberately configured to not run as root: A perfectly intelligent security precaution.

There are ways to work around this: Google will tell you how to change the setting. But you shouldn't.

stickman · 01-18-2007, 09:21 PM

Here's a decent explanation:
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-fail

hirakendu · 05-28-2007, 01:42 AM

Run :
kdesktop_lock --forcelock

If you have kde installed as well ;-). (Yes, it does work from inside gnome as root.)

unixfool · 05-28-2007, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hirakendu

Run :
kdesktop_lock --forcelock

If you have kde installed as well ;-). (Yes, it does work from inside gnome as root.)

Apparently, not as default, which is the root of the issue.