Xscreensaver

[Footlong]

I want xscreensaver to lock my screen when it turns on, but the password feature won't work. I just move my mouse and it's back to normal. When I run it in xterm, it prints a message saying it couldn't get my password. How do I fix this? Thanks.

[bigrigdriver]

Are you logged in as root when you try to get xscreensaver to work? DON"T. There is a feature built in which prevents xscreensaver from working when logged in as root. You must be logged in as user for it to work.

[teeitup]

add this to your .xinitrc file.

xscreensaver -lock -mode &

Works for my blackbox setup just fine.

Good Luck,