Screen lock not holding

[mmassonnet at gmail.com]

On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:48:15PM -0800, TerryX wrote:
> First, xscreensaver seems not to start automatically when I log in and I
> cannot find a way to set that.  This happened initially in the console:

Mmmh, you can add it via xfce4-autostart-editor.

> > $ xscreensaver-command -lock
> > xscreensaver-command: no screensaver is running on display :0.0
> > $ xscreensaver-command -activate
> > xscreensaver-command: no screensaver is running on display :0.0
> > 
> 
> So, not knowing what else to do, I ran 'xscreensaver' and then used a
> dialogue that appeared.  Thereupon I got the following in the console:
> 
> 
> > $ xscreensaver-command -lock
> > xscreensaver-command: activating and locking.
> > 
> 
> The screen saver ran but stopped as soon as I pressed a key whereupon I had
> the session back without having to log in.  Now, I have to hit the panel
> "lock screen" icon with a hammer to get a response and then it's the same
> thing: screen saver and immediate return to the session on pressing any key.

Run xscreensaver-demo to get to the configuration dialog.  The MCS
plugin in Settings > Screensaver invokes that, or something like that.

Also remember that you can read the manual and run each xscreensaver*
commands with --help (/usually/ it prints a short help).

> regards, Terry

HTH
mike