On Thu, 20 Jan 2011, Sorin Srbu wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On >> Behalf Of Tom H >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 1:03 PM >> To: CentOS mailing list >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] How to disable screen locking system-wide? >> >> >> In our environment, leaving your desk without locking your >> computer/screen is punished with a disciplinary hearing and three such >> hearings result in dismissal. Having one person using another's >> account is considered a security risk. > > Sounds kinda' harsh. May I ask what industry this is in? > > >> I don't know the exact path but you can use gconftool-2 (or >> gconf-editor as a GUI) to set the screensaver not to lock (and mimick >> doing so by changing the screensaver preferences in >> "System-Preferences-Screensaver"). > > That's a per-user setting you describe, right? No, you can make that work for all users with gconf-editor by editing the right file. My previously suggested solution just does that in one go without a gui: gconftool-2 --direct \ --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool \ --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_enabled false That makes it mandatory, so it can't be overridden, and will affect all users. Only fixes it for gnome, I don't know what the equivalent fix is for KDE. You need to take other steps to enforce it in the other direction, as killall gnome-screensaver would defeat it. jh