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Bug 95522 - Screen saver prevents GOK if password set
Screen saver prevents GOK if password set
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: gok
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Urgent critical
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Assigned To: David Bolter
David Bolter
Depends on: 108005
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-10-11 16:14 UTC by Chris Ridpath
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Chris Ridpath 2002-10-11 16:14:29 UTC 
The gnome screensaver appears over gok, so if there is a screensaver 
password(almost always the case in
gnome) someone restricted to gok can be locked
out of their system.

This should be noted in the user docs - do not set screen saver password.
Comment 1 Chris Ridpath 2002-10-21 14:35:12 UTC 
Documentation has been updated to include a note to user that they 
should disable screensaver password protection when using GOK.
Comment 2 bill.haneman 2003-02-14 17:28:07 UTC 
I actually don't think this is a satisfactory solution for
'enterprise' deployment of GOK.  GOK should be allowed to post on top
of the screensaver.
Comment 3 bill.haneman 2003-02-14 17:47:20 UTC 
bumping severity up; however this isn't really entirely a GOK bug,
fixing it will require engineering elsewhere I expect.
Comment 4 David Bolter 2003-02-27 20:30:59 UTC 
Bill, has a relevant RFE or Bug been reported to the appropriate
project regarding this?
Comment 5 bill.haneman 2003-02-28 10:39:25 UTC 
no; probably a bug against xscreensaver needs to be filed.  There's a
small possibility that Metacity could be involved too, but I don't
think so.
Comment 6 David Bolter 2003-03-10 15:29:01 UTC 
Adding a dependancy on a filed xscreensaver bug.