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jerry writes: > On 05/08/2010 06:09 PM, j. daniel moylan wrote: >> having just upgraded to ubuntu 10.4, i find the screen locked >> after yumpidy min or so inactivity. where is the magic entry >> hidden to disable this? > I have not seen this behavior on my laptop. Look at your > screensaver and power management settings. Does a > ctrl-alt-f2 ring you a command line login or is the keyboard > locked too. no, the keyboard is not locked. > Additionally, when you mean the screen is locked, I assume > that it is either screen saver issues or power management > and not an application hanging the screen. 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. tia, ole dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm-LPA1KyJyIuz1P9xLtpHBDw at public.gmane.org www.moylan.us [death to html bloat!]
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