Re: screen locks too frequently

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screen locks too frequently
\ John P. Burkett (23 Apr 2008)
. \ Alan McKinnon (23 Apr 2008)
. \ Iain Buchanan (24 Apr 2008)

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Subject:	Re: screen locks too frequently
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Iain Buchanan
Date:	24 Apr 2008

On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 16:02 -0400, John P. Burkett wrote:

> My only clue is the appearance of the locked
> screen: In the center of the screen there is a rectangle, within which
> appear, from top to bottom, the user's name, the machine's name, a blank
> for the user's password, and finally three buttons labeled "switch
> user," "cancel," and "unlock." I would be very grateful for suggestions
> about how to discover what program is locking the system and how to
> change its behavior.

sounds like gnome-screensaver. I prefer xscreensaver for it's greater
configuration options - opinions vary.

To disable it, you can use gnome-screensaver-preferences and play with
the options. To get rid of it, use gnome-session-properties.

HTH,
--
Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

History repeats itself -- the first time as a tragi-comedy, the second
time as bedroom farce.

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