On Friday 20 March 2015 13:21:32 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Am Freitag, 20. März 2015 schrieb Gene Heskett: > > On Friday 20 March 2015 13:05:07 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > > > Hi Gene! > > > > > > You'll have to add a "xhost +" somewhere in your X11 session, > > > otherwise it'll not work. > > > > > > Nik > > > > Something like this? Or as a separate command line? > > 00 * * * * * xhost + xsetp +dpms > > 01 * * * * * xhost + xset dpms 300 0 600 > > ?? etc... > > > > Thanks Nic > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Hi Gene! > > Not exactly :-) > > In your TDE session start konsole and enter: > $ xhost + > access control disabled, clients can connect from any host > > Your chrontab lines should be like before: > 00 * * * * * xset +dpms > 01 * * * * * xset dpms 300 0 600 > > But keep in mind, the "xhost +"-line has to be entered always when you > start a TDE session :-) So this is a candidate to add to my .bashrc? Or .profile? Possibly with a " 2>&1 >/dev/null &" appended? And if this works, then I also ought to be able to: sudo synaptic which I cannot do now because root cannot access my display and I had to setup a separate root password in order to run synaptic. So theoretically I would not, if the "xhost +" was in effect, have had to setup a separate root password, a password that once set, cannot be deleted by any known means except by a bare metal reinstall. BTDT, twice, wheres my T-shirt? :) Just to be able to run synaptic? Or package-manager? IMNSHO the suckage there is somewhere in the range of 10-41 Torr. Me, Wanders off shaking head in bewilderment. Thanks Nik. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>