On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 16:02 -0400, John P. Burkett wrote: > My only clue is the appearance of the locked > screen: In the center of the screen there is a rectangle, within which > appear, from top to bottom, the user's name, the machine's name, a blank > for the user's password, and finally three buttons labeled "switch > user," "cancel," and "unlock." I would be very grateful for suggestions > about how to discover what program is locking the system and how to > change its behavior.
sounds like gnome-screensaver. I prefer xscreensaver for it's greater configuration options - opinions vary. To disable it, you can use gnome-screensaver-preferences and play with the options. To get rid of it, use gnome-session-properties. HTH, -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> History repeats itself -- the first time as a tragi-comedy, the second time as bedroom farce. -- [email protected] mailing list
