[ale] xscreensaver problem

[Geoffrey]

Avery Ceo wrote:
> Less likely, but if the system is using Kerberos authentication check 
> your PAM configuration.  If your display manager knows to authenticate 
> with Kerberos but xscreensaver doesn't, I've seen this happen after the 
> initial ticket expires.

Love to check that out, pointers as to where to look?

> 
> Avery
> 
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     is it xscreensaver on one specific to gnome or kde? The gnome one
>     has been flakey on occasion with passwords.
> 
>>     On Feb 2, 2010 9:19 PM, "Geoffrey" <lists at serioustechnology.com
>>     <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     For whatever reason, every now and again, xscreensaver goes brain dead
>>     and won't accept my password.  I have to switch to a virtual terminal,
>>     kill the process, then go back to X and restart it.
>>
>>     Anyone have any idea why it does that?
>>
>>     --
>>     Until later, Geoffrey
>>
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Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson