X doesn't shutdown monitor to save power as regular user

neocui · Apprentice Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 186

I have option DPMS in X config, and I recently switched from root user to regular user, however, I discovered that X server no longer blanks the screen after 5 mins and shutdown screen after 10 mins like i told it to... any ideas?

swimgeek · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 11:09 pm Post subject: console blanking

Do you have apm console blanking enabled in kernel? What wm do u use? In kde you can change the power properties by setting the setuid bit on the applet and then modify the settings.
Hope that helps.
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neocui · Apprentice Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 186

I use gnome 2

I also do not have anything APM related in kernel... ACPI only

It worked fine when i run X as root, but not as regular user

thanks for your help

Hypnos · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:00 am Post subject:

Hmm, that's odd ... X should run with the right eleveated permissions (via "Xwrapper") to allow regular users to blank the console via DPMS.

I'm on a laptop, and I have to use a special tool with root permissions to turn off the backlight (radeontool), if that helps.
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cypis · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject:

nightm4re · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject:

in gnome? I believe you can adjust the blanking settings somewhere in the menus... i'd guess the screensaver options, since i know gnome-settings-daemon starts xscreensaver. Fiddle around in there.
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cypis · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject: