Re: [Usability] Screensaver unavailable for root login ?



I'm not asking how to use Gnome. I'm raising what seems to me a usability issue - why can't I use the screensaver as root ? Seems to me a necessary feature. The messages that come up about running it as nobody etc are not user-friendly or even comprehensible.
Rod
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Rodney Dawes wrote:
This list is not intended as a user list for asking questions about how
to use Gnome. It is a list for discussing the improval of user
interaction for the desktop.

You should ask these questions on gnome-list gnome org .

-- dobey


On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 11:34 +1000, Rod Butcher wrote:

I can't get the Gnome graphical screensaver to run when logged in as root, I understand there's an X security issue.. Is this correct ? KDE will run a screensaver for root with no fuss. What's the secret? I do a lot of technical messing about and prefer to stay logged on as root rather than have multiple sessions, use su, etc... I find it simpler to stay in a single "thinking mode" and remain vigilant (and take backups) rather than switch between "no worries" user mode and root mode continually.
Rod



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