Re: Unlocking xscreensaver as root

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Juan Martinez <martinez@eecs.cwru.edu> writes:

> I'm using RH6.2 and the latest Helix GNOME packages available.
> Ever since installing xscreensaver 3.25, I can't unlock the
> screensaver using root's password when a regular user has the
> screen locked.

This ability has been disabled in recent versions of xscreensaver
to prevent users from creating fake xscreensavers that grab 
the root password.

It may be possible to turn it back on - look at the docs.

                                        Owen