bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2023-04-23 Thread Tory S. Anderson
I hit the same error. I began with the error and the fix from https://issues.guix.gnu.org/23286 and then put xscreensaver into my screenlock section of my config: --8<---cut here---start->8--- (list (service gnome-desktop-service-type)

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-29 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Heya, Ludovic Courtès skribis: > Rick Huijzer skribis: > >> It seems that xscreensaver-auth needs to be setuid instead of the main >> xscreensaver binary. The screen-locker-service in xorg.scm sets the >> provided package setuid and sets the required pam configuration for the >> provided

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-11 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi Rick & Roman, Rick Huijzer skribis: > It seems that xscreensaver-auth needs to be setuid instead of the main > xscreensaver binary. The screen-locker-service in xorg.scm sets the > provided package setuid and sets the required pam configuration for the > provided package. The problem is that

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-10 Thread Rick Huijzer
Hi Roman and Ludo, It seems that xscreensaver-auth needs to be setuid instead of the main xscreensaver binary. The screen-locker-service in xorg.scm sets the provided package setuid and sets the required pam configuration for the provided package. The problem is that the pam configuration needs

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-10 Thread Roman Scherer
Hi Ludo and Rick, sorry for the trouble. I'm running xscreensaver on a foreign distro and did not notice this. Probably because somehow my screen wasn't locked, but still showing random screensavers. However, now that I tried the `xscreensaver-command -lock` command I see a dialog with a

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-09 Thread Rick Huijzer
Hi, The latest xscreensaver patch rendered xscreensaver unusable on my systems. When I try to unlock my screen I am greeted with the message 'xscreensaver: don't login as root', even though I don't invoke it as root. $xscreensaver-command -lock Aug 9

bug#57071: Xscreensaver not working since latest patch

2022-08-09 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi Rick, Rick Huijzer skribis: > The latest xscreensaver patch rendered > xscreensaver unusable on my systems. When I try to unlock my screen I am > greeted with the message 'xscreensaver: don't login as root', even though I > don't invoke it as root. > > >