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
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