Re: Configurate automatic logout
On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 22:30, Dirk Tamme wrote:
> "Jérôme Warnier" <jwarnier@beeznest.net> schrieb:
> > Le dim 21/12/2003 à 13:42, Dirk Tamme a écrit :
> > > Hello,
> > > a question concerning configuration of GNOME at Debian Woody.
> > > If a user logs in and is inactive for a time, an automatic logout happens. How can I choose the logout time? I already looked in
> > > /etc/gdm/gdm.conf (it is not the parameter MaxWait there), and I also looked at the GNOME Control Center, but I found nothing.
> > It should not logout automatically.
> > I wonder if you are not logged out because it launches xscreensaver and
> > there is a problem when xscreensaver starts.
>
> When I use (as user, not as root)
> xscreensaver &
> the systems logs me out in this moment. Why does this happen,
Probably the X server (or less likely gnome-session) crashes.
> and how can I change this?
It's not a bad idea to try upgrading the X server as a first step.
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