[CentOS] screensaver in C7

Tue Jul 22 08:16:04 UTC 2014
Elias Persson <delreich at takeit.se>

On 2014-07-22 02:41, Fred Smith wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:52:43PM +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
>> On 07/21/2014 07:01 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> thanks for the suggestion. but tweak tool doesn't contain (AFAICS)
>>> anything about blanking the screen (which happens) or the timeout used
>>> therefore, or about the fact that it also locks the screen. These
>>> things all used to be done in gnome-screensaver.
>>>
>>> this is my own personal workstation, and I'd like it to NOT lock the
>>> screen when tne screen blanks from a timeout (I probably would not want
>>> it to work that way at the office), but don't see any way to change that
>>> setting, wherever it is being set.
>>>
>>
>> Google is your friend:
>>
>> "If you go into the "Activates" then type "settings" click on the icon
>> that has a spanner and a screwdriver and says "Settings". When it has
>> opened, click on the the icon that looks like a lock dial and says
>> "Privacy". Now click on the item that says "Screen Lock" then click on
>> the toggle switch next the text that says "Automatic Screen Lock". Press
>> the button that says Close, and now the item that says "Screen Lock"
>> should have "Off" next to it."
>> https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/36256/how-do-i-disable-the-gnome-lock-screen/
>>
>
> Ah, thanks. I'da never thought to look there. 'preciate the help!
>

If the locking was your only problem I guess this is solved,
but if want to control other aspects (e.g. when/if blanking
occurs) you'll find that under "Power" in settings.

You can also find it by typing "blank" in settings. This can
of course be used to find other things too.