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jerry writes: > 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. > I usually do not "lock screen when screen saver is active". > This is what brings up the password box. 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. thanks for your help, 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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