"CM" == Chris Mason (Lists) "IV" == Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazquez at ivazquez.net> CM> I have a couple of LCD monitors attached to Centos CM> servers, I would like to be able to watch the logs on the CM> monitors but after a while they go blank. How can I CM> disable this? IV> setterm and/or screensaver preferences. The usual magic is something like setterm -powersave off -blank 0 -store which works when typed at a console. To get it to persist across boots (and to not have to enter it by hand every time), you need to insert the command into the boot sequence. You can add this line to /etc/rc.local or add a script to /etc/init.d and have it run in appropriate run levels (probably all, so 12345). Claire -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Claire Connelly cmc at math.hmc.edu Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754 Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 188 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20050617/4d03d5cf/attachment-0005.sig>