On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:55 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu at orgfarm.uu.se> 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? Finance. >>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? Yes but someone's posted a global gconftool-2 recipe.