XFCE Screensaver disable? -

[Bob Goodwin]

Robby Workman wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>   
>> Can someone tell me how to disable the screensaver and lock in 
>> FC5/xfce?  I've tried to disable it from gnome and kde but have not had 
>> any success?
>>     
>
>
> Well, if you don't have the settings manager option for it (which 
> is another problem that you need to solve, but that's another 
> thread), then you can edit your xinitrc script.
>
> In /home/$USER/.config/xfce4/xinitrc, you'll find these lines:
>   # Launch xscreensaver (if available), but only as non-root user
>   test $UID -gt 0 -a -z "$VNCSESSION" && xscreensaver -no-splash &
>
> Comment them out and xscreensaver will no longer start for you.
>
> If that file doesn't exist, then copy the system default from
> /etc/X11/xdg/xfce4 and place it in /home/$USER/.config/xfce4,
> then edit the copy in your home directory.  Of course, you could 
> edit the system-wide default, but it will get replaced on upgrade.
>
> RW
>
>   
Ok, I have done as you suggest and that should
correct my problem.  I will also look for the
screensaver setting item that I don't seem to have.

I thank everyone for their assistance.

Bob Goodwin