Hi guys, I hope you're doing fine. I would like to get some guidance/opinions regarding this subject. The default screensaver for xfce spin is xscreensaver that I didn't like it. Reading about how to make it more appealing I found this: https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#toolkits https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/toolkits.html Which made me feel more fond to it, but I kept reading and found that light-locker can do the work without sacrificing (too much?) security. That brings one of my questions, is light-locker secure enough to be a replacement for xscreensaver? Then, I set up a VM to test this instructions regarding installing light-locker: https://kororaproject.org/support/documentation/screen- locking-with-light-locker which basically says: * sudo dnf install light-locker * sudo dnf remove xscreensaver* * reboot system but they didn't work with this error $ xflock4 Property "/general/LockCommand" does not exist on channel "xfce4-session". Doing more research led me to this: https://mail.xfce.org/pipermail/xfce-bugs/2015-April/006548.html That adds this line '<property name="LockCommand" type="string" value=""/>' , without quotes, to the file /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce- perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml. The patch is for xfce4-session 4.12.0 and the version installed is 4.12.1-9.fc25. I checked the file in question and it doesn't have the line therefore I added to it. Now, xflock4 doesn't show any error but the screen is not getting locked. So, I kept researching and found this: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/101806/why-doesnt- my-screen-lock-in-xfce that recommends create the property for the 'gnome-screensaver'. $ xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /general/LockCommand -s "dm-tool lock" --create -t string after executing the above line, xflock4 works with light-locker. Now I have some doubts if the procedure is fine or if there is a better way to achieve this? And regarding the line added, is this something that could be included in the system? Thank you all for the help! _______________________________________________ xfce mailing list -- xfce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to xfce-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org

> On 23 March 2017 at 13:26, Gerardo Rosales <grosales(a)f-m.fm&gt; wrote: > > > > > That guide mentions using the power manager settings to set Light Locker to > lock. Did you try that? > > That works for me. Thanks for replying :) Nope, I usually do 'ctrl + alt + l' to lock the PC and that wasn't working. Just checked it and it seems that it activates light-locker when the screensaver is activated. Checking 'Settings Manager' it appears that I don't have a screensaver option listed there. Did you removed xscreensaver? _______________________________________________ xfce mailing list -- xfce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to xfce-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org

It works as you said, thanks :) but I would like to use the OS shortcut/Whisker menu locking button. Any comment regarding light-locker security compared to xscreensaver? _______________________________________________ xfce mailing list -- xfce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to xfce-leave(a)lists.fedoraproject.org