Re: ScreenSaver doesn't work

["Ben FrantzDale" <frantb rpi edu>]

I believe there's information on allowing users to mount medai in the gnome
help. It involves editing /etc/fstab so that the drive you want user
mountable has the "user" option. look it up in the gnome docs, also man
fstab.

--Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: Petersen, Brandon <brandon@hastings.edu>
To: <gnome-list@gnome.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: ScreenSaver doesn't work


> Actually, I am running Gnome as root.  I know this is the wrong way to do
> it, but do it out of convenience.  (I was previously having trouble
mounting
> drives as a different user inside gnome.)
>
>  I think I'll try doing it the 'right' way, and run gnome under a
different
> user than root.  Thanx everyone for the help...
>
> Brandon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brady
> To: Petersen, Brandon; 'gnome-list@gnome.org'
> Sent: 10/5/99 6:44 PM
>
> Subject: Re: ScreenSaver doesn't work
>
> One thing to keep in mind is that (depending on your settings) the
> screensaver doesn't come on if you are logged in as root.
>
> Brady
>
> PS:  Sorry if this is obvious but I didn't know about till recently.
>
>
>
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