xhost +localhost

[chodgins at cis.strath.ac.uk (Chris Hodgins)]

Gert Cuykens wrote:
>>I assume this refers to the root window.  Surely you're not logged
>>into X as root.
> 
> 
> no i am just logged as a user into X and my user name is the same as
> root :) Lets call it the user root window.
> 
> 
>>Try this:
>>check your DISPLAY environment variable with
>>echo $DISPLAY
>>make sure it's ':0.0' or something similar, like <hostname>:0.0, then
>>run this:
>>/usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver -display $DISPLAY &
>>
>>That should do what you're trying to do.
>>
>>Lou
>>--
> 
> 
> I# /usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver -display $DISPLAY
> xscreensaver: 01:02:41: locking is disabled (running as nobody).
> xscreensaver: 01:02:41: locking only works when xscreensaver is launched
>          by a normal, non-privileged user (e.g., not "root".)
>          See the manual for details.
> 
> man the xscreensaver thingie isnt kidding about it...
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Don't want to be rude but do you have a specific reason for running 
xscreensaver as root?

Chris