GNU bug report logs - #23286
Unable to unlock xscreensaver in Xfce

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Albin <albin <at> fripost.org>

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>

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From: Albin <albin <at> fripost.org>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 23286 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23286: Unable to unlock xscreensaver in Xfce
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 10:35:59 +0200

Den Sat, 21 May 2016 06:37:49 +0200
skrev Re: bug#23286: Unable to unlock xscreensaver in Xfce:

> On Sat, 21 May 2016 00:36:29 +0200
> Albin <albin <at> fripost.org> wrote:
> 
> Ok, then let's try to find out which locker xflock4 actually uses
> (from the file you attached).
> 
> To recap, when you call
> 
>   $ xflock4
> 
> manually it locks but doesn't allow you to unlock, right?

Right.

> 
> Please try to call these manually (in that order) and stop at the
> first one that doesn't throw an error:
> 
> $ xscreensaver-command -lock

Unable to unlock.

> $ gnome-screensaver-command --lock

Command not found.

> $ xlock -mode blank

Worked. ('xlock' also worked.)

> $ slock

Worked.

> 
> Which one was it?
> 
> (It will probably still be unable to unlock)

Now what? :)

Albin
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