gnome, ubuntu 10.4

[Jerry Feldman]

On 05/09/2010 12:06 PM, j. daniel moylan wrote:
> jerry writes:
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>> 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.
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> 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.

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