cannot unlock screensaver

[Kevin Kempter]

Hi List;

I've recently installed FC5, ran the initial yum update and then installed the 
kde.repo to get the latest kde.

I can login fine however once the screen saver starts, (I have it set to 
require passwd after 60 sec) then my password is not recognized to unlock. My 
only option is to start a new session and reboot.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice...

[Rex Dieter]

Kevin Kempter wrote:

>  I've recently installed FC5, ran the initial yum update and then
> installed
>  the kde.repo to get the latest kde.
>  
>  I can login fine however once the screen saver starts, (I have it set to
>  require passwd after 60 sec) then my password is not recognized to unlock.
>  My only option is to start a new session and reboot. 
Bummer, you're now user #2 to report such wierdness.

Please post the contents of your /etc/pam.d/kscreensaver and well as
$ rpm -q kdelibs kdebase
and anything relavent/interesting from /var/log/messages

-- Rex

[Kurt Wall]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 01:46:53PM -0600, Rex Dieter wrote:
>  Kevin Kempter wrote:
>  
>  > I've recently installed FC5, ran the initial yum update and then installed
>  > the kde.repo to get the latest kde.
>  > 
>  > I can login fine however once the screen saver starts, (I have it set to
>  > require passwd after 60 sec) then my password is not recognized to unlock.
>  > My only option is to start a new session and reboot.
>  
>  Bummer, you're now user #2 to report such wierdness. 
Make me #3. I've seen it with Fedora RPMs and kde-redhat RPMs.

>  Please post the contents of your /etc/pam.d/kscreensaver and well as
Hm. No such file. Wonder if that's the problem?

>  $ rpm -q kdelibs kdebase 
kdelibs-3.5.5-1.6.fc6.i386
kdebase-3.5.5-1.5.fc6.i386

>  and anything relavent/interesting from /var/log/messages 

Kurt
-- 
Route flapping at the NAP.

cannot unlock screensaver (SOLVED)

[Kevin Kempter]

On Wednesday 17 January 2007 14:17, Kurt Wall wrote:
>  On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 01:46:53PM -0600, Rex Dieter wrote:
>  > Kevin Kempter wrote:
>  > > I've recently installed FC5, ran the initial yum update and then
>  > > installed the kde.repo to get the latest kde.
>  > >
>  > > I can login fine however once the screen saver starts, (I have it set
>  > > to require passwd after 60 sec) then my password is not recognized to
>  > > unlock. My only option is to start a new session and reboot.
>  >
>  > Bummer, you're now user #2 to report such wierdness.
>
>  Make me #3. I've seen it with Fedora RPMs and kde-redhat RPMs.
>
>  > Please post the contents of your /etc/pam.d/kscreensaver and well as
>
>  Hm. No such file. Wonder if that's the problem?
>
>  > $ rpm -q kdelibs kdebase
>
>  kdelibs-3.5.5-1.6.fc6.i386
>  kdebase-3.5.5-1.5.fc6.i386
>
>  > and anything relavent/interesting from /var/log/messages
>
>  Kurt
>  --
>  Route flapping at the NAP. 


Per the info Rex asked for above I found that I had no /etc/pam.d/kscreensaver 
file only a /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver file. I grabbed a kscreensaver file from 
another FC5 box I have, placed it in the /etc/pam.d directory with 
appropriate ownership/perms based on the xscreensaver file - rebooted and 
presto! I can unlock my screensaver with my passwd again.

Thanks Rex!

[Rex Dieter]

Kurt Wall wrote:

> > Please post the contents of your /etc/pam.d/kscreensaver and well
> as
>  
>  Hm. No such file. Wonder if that's the problem?
>  
> > $ rpm -q kdelibs kdebase
>  
>  kdelibs-3.5.5-1.6.fc6.i386
>  kdebase-3.5.5-1.5.fc6.i386 
Yup, packaging bug confirmed.  pam.d/kscreensaver was included in
kdebase-kdm instead of the main kdebase pkg, so only folks who didn't
have kdebase-kdm installed were seeing the problem.

Quick-n-dirty fix:
$ yum install kdebase-kdm

I've fixed this, to be addressed in kde-redhat/testing packages released
tomorrow.

-- Rex

[Kurt Wall]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 05:50:52PM -0600, Rex Dieter wrote:
>  Kurt Wall wrote:
>  
>  > kdelibs-3.5.5-1.6.fc6.i386
>  > kdebase-3.5.5-1.5.fc6.i386
>  
>  Yup, packaging bug confirmed.  pam.d/kscreensaver was included in
>  kdebase-kdm instead of the main kdebase pkg, so only folks who didn't
>  have kdebase-kdm installed were seeing the problem.
>  
>  Quick-n-dirty fix:
>  $ yum install kdebase-kdm
>  
>  I've fixed this, to be addressed in kde-redhat/testing packages released
>  tomorrow. 
Thanks for the quick response and fix!

Kurt
-- 
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