On Friday 20 March 2015 13:55:53 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Am Freitag, 20. März 2015 schrieb Gene Heskett: > > 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 > > Hi Gene! > > I have things like these in .xinitrc - but as .xinitrc is not executed > by TDE, you'll need to add "xhost +" to .xinitrc and add a shortcut to > the Autostart folder: > > eg.: ~/.xinitrc > > #!/bin/bash > xhost + > > Then make .xinitrc executeable. > Now add a shortcut: But would this not be per xsession startup=reboot? It does not remember those settings that long. Hence the need to remind it via a crontab entry. Current up time is 19d 16:29 and it forgot it several days ago. > $ konqueror ~/.trinity/Autostart > right mouse button, "Add shortcut to program", select ~/.xinitrc as > the executable. > > Now let's test it. Log out of TDE and log in again. Change to a > console <ctrl>+<shift>+<F1> and type: > > $ xset -display=:0 +dpms > > > > Nik Anyway, I think I have it sussed, so thank you's to both Nik and Gerhardt. :) 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>