There is a whole section on using xscreensaver and xdm in it's man page. That should hopefully clear up this issue for you.
--mike On 09 Aug 2001 10:52:39 -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > Hi.. > > I would like to have xscreensaver run properly in xdm... > (so that the screensaver kicks in when their has been > no activity at the login prompt) > I added this to my ~/xdm/Xsetup file > > > xset s off > xhost +localhost > xscreensaver-command -exit > xscreensaver -no-splash & > > The screensaver kicks in fine... but there is a yellow text > that appears that says: > > xscreensaver: couldn't grab keyboard! (AlreadyGrabbed) > > I can't use the keyboard to stop the screensaver, only the mouse > will stop it and take me back to the login prompt... > > I don't get the error when the xscreensaver kicks in after a user > has logged into X > > Any help on this would be great!!! > > thanks > Mike > > > > ~~Bill, Bill who?~~ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
