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xscreensaver is NOT automatically starting as F14

fredsilsbee
fredsilsbee Posts: 8
in Command Line/Scripting

what file do I change?

locate xinitrc

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/00-start-message-bus.sh

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/50-xinput.sh

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/localuser.sh

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/xdg-user-dirs.sh

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc

/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc already contains:

# Launch xscreensaver (if available), but only as non-root user

if test $UID -gt 0 -a -z "$VNCSESSION"; then

if test x"`which xscreensaver 2>/dev/null`" != x""; then

xscreensaver -no-splash &

elif test x"`which gnome-screensaver 2>/dev/null`" != x""; then

gnome-screensaver &

fi

fi

I use kde on Fedora 14

I respect "X" windowing and video drivers as a deep career

Comments

  • mfillpot
    mfillpot Posts: 2,177
    Generally the screensaver settings in KDE are under, System Settings -> Desktop -> screensaver.

    But if you wish to use xscreensaver instead you can append the screen you listed on the end of the /etc/X1/xinit/xinitrd.kde file, which will force it to start when any user logs into kde.
  • fredsilsbee
    fredsilsbee Posts: 8
    Generally the screensaver settings in KDE are under, System Settings -> Desktop -> screensaver.
    sorry
    nothing about screensaver there

    But if you wish to use xscreensaver instead you can append the screen you listed on the end of the /etc/X1/xinit/xinitrd.kde file, which will force it to start when any user logs into kde.

    close as I can get to that directory

    [root@localhost xinit]# pwd
    /etc/X11/xinit
    [root@localhost xinit]# lsa
    total 36
    drwxr-xr-x. 5 root root 4096 Jan 9 15:45 ./
    drwxr-xr-x. 7 root root 4096 Nov 17 01:08 ../
    -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 2030 Aug 27 09:32 Xclients*
    drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 27 09:32 Xclients.d/
    -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 1486 Aug 27 09:32 xinitrc*
    -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1965 Aug 27 09:32 xinitrc-common
    drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Dec 25 13:00 xinitrc.d/
    drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Jan 9 15:44 xinput.d/
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jan 9 15:45 xinputrc -> /etc/alternatives/xinputrc
    -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 3547 Aug 27 09:32 Xsession*
  • atreyu
    atreyu Posts: 216
    I've had problems w/Xscreensaver not loading automatically in the past and had to put "xscreensaver &" in one of these files:

    ~/.xsession (if using gdm/kdm/graphical login)

    ~/.xinitrc (if using startx from command line to start desktop GUI)

    you can also use gconf-editor (GUI) or gconftool-2 (command line) to do it ...

    -b

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