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On 05/09/2010 12:06 PM, j. daniel moylan wrote: > jerry writes: > =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. >> =20 > =20 >> I usually do not "lock screen when screen saver is active". >> This is what brings up the password box. >> =20 > ha! the problem was that my laptop is an asus netbook, with > limited vertical space, so the screensaver preferences was > not accessable. i didn't even see it. i accessed the main > menu and was able to move screensaver up enough to be able to > access it, and uncheck the "lock screen when screen saver is > active" box. one more reason i hate gui's. > > > =20 At least problem solved. --=20 Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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