gnome, ubuntu 10.4

[Jerry Feldman]

On 05/09/2010 11:17 AM, j. daniel moylan wrote:
>
> no, the keyboard is not locked.=20
>
> no, no ... sorry for not being clear.  when the computer is
> idle for X min, it locks the screen and puts up the normal
> login, requiring password entry -- as though one had typed
> ctl-alt-l.   is this a screensaver issue?  i tried
> /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver (as suggested in HELP) but an
> error message says it's already running.
>
> HELP also suggests that all screensaver preferences are to
> be found in the GConf configuration source -- great, but
> where is it?  i haven't been able to find it.
>
>  =20
Normally on the Gnome menus, screen saver preferences are in
System/preferences. I don't have my laptop online. Years ago when I used
to have this problem I would log in through ssh.

I usually do not "lock screen when screen saver is active". This is what
brings up the password box.


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