Re: user can exec the xset, in his crontab, its 100% failure
On 2015-03-21, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> Running a wheezy based linux here.
>
> While I as a user can use xset to remind the system of the monitors dpms
> controls, an identical entry in my crontab results in an email that it
> could not open my 0:0 display.
>
> So I cannot "script" this reminder.
>
> And X forgets all this stuff long before uptime has reached 2 weeks. So I
> figured an hourly reminder in my crontab should to the trick.
>
> Is there any way around this PIMA?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
There are various options related to DPMS in the Xorg xonfiguration. See
the man page for xorg.conf. (Whether the driver you're using respects
those options is another matter, but it's worth a try.)
--
Liam
Reply to: