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apps:screensaver:faq [2018/11/23 07:35] – bluesabreapps:screensaver:faq [2018/11/23 07:37] – bluesabre
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 ===== Why doesn't my screensaver activate automatically? ===== ===== Why doesn't my screensaver activate automatically? =====
  
-==== Possibility A ====+''**Possibility A**''
  
-The screensaver daemon is not currently running. You can check this by looking at the running processes, or just run ''xfce4-screensaver'' to start it up.+The screensaver daemon is not currently running. You can check this by looking at the running processes, or just run ''xfce4-screensaver'' to start it up. Only one instance will run at a time, and you will be notified if it is already running.
  
-==== Possibility B ====+<code> 
 +$ xfce4-screensaver 
 +** (xfce4-screensaver:9788): WARNING **: 01:15:42.354: screensaver already running in this session 
 +</code> 
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 +''**Possibility B**''
  
 Another application has disabled the X11 screensaver. This can be determined by running ''xdg-screensaver status''. Another application has disabled the X11 screensaver. This can be determined by running ''xdg-screensaver status''.