[quote:b365e30b5a="huangdi"]On my Red Hat 9, root can use screensaver as well.
You probably chose a screensaver that requires OpenGL support and your system doesn't support it. Try using a non-OpenGL screensaver.[/quote]
yeah?But mine can't.would you please tell me how to do?
In KDE, you can just configure the screensaver in Control Center. I won't go into details there.
In GNOME, you have to do the following after starting X.
#xhost +localhost
#xscreensaver-demo
#xscreensaver&
xscreensaver-demo is the setup program for xscreensaver. To test that this will work, select a screensaver that doesn't require GL first. By default it's set to random.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SECURE PRACTICE!! YOU SHOULD NOT RUN X AS ROOT IN THE FIRST PLACE. Always log in as a regular user and su to root as needed.