Sean Hart wrote: > On 1/19/11 11:49 AM, Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 at duke.edu> >> wrote: >>> On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 at 11:44am, Bob Eastbrook wrote >>> >>>> By default, CentOS v5 requires a user's password when the system wakes >>>> up from the screensaver. This can be disabled by each user, but how >>>> can I disable this system-wide? Many of my users forget to do this, >>>> which results in workstations being locked up. >>> Ctrl-Alt-Bksp will fix that right up. I'm not a big fan of users >>> leaving workstations unsecured when they walk away. >>> >> Don't you mean CTRL+ALT+DEL? >> >> I don't think the OP wanted a plaster, he wants a solution :) >> > I believe that CTRL-ALT-Bksp will restart X, not the computer. On > restart of X you should be welcomed with the login screen. But the locked screensaver wants the *same* password that you log in with. I'm having trouble understanding the problem... or is it that many of the users *never* log out? mark