Re: x11/xscreensaver 2026Q1 locks and no login
Ramiro Aceves <[email protected]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:31:43 +0200
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El 28/6/26 a las 14:44, John McCue escribió: > On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 10:50:17PM +0200, Ramiro Aceves wrote: >> Hello, >> >> pkgsrc 2026Q1 binaries. >> >> netbsd-nuc$ pkgin se xscreensaver >> xscreensaver-6.14nb1 = Screen saver and locker for the X window system >> >> >> netbsd-nuc# uname -a >> NetBSD netbsd-nuc.home 11.0_RC5 NetBSD 11.0_RC5 (GENERIC) >> #0: Tue Jun 16 15:48:07 UTC 2026 >> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC >> amd64 >> >> netbsd-nuc$ xscreensaver & >> [1] 12339 >> netbsd-nuc$ error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is invalid or not set in >> the environment. > > I think you need to set XDG_RUNTIME_DIR when using xfce, also > I thought that was set somehow via dbus. On my system (NetBSD > 11.0 RC5), XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set to /tmp or the value of > $TMPDIR. > > Do you have "dbus=YES" in /etc/rc.conf ? > > How does xscreensaver run when using ctwm ? > > ... > ... > ... > >> Thanks. >> Ramiro. > > HTH Hello Jhon netbsd-nuc# cat /etc/rc.conf|grep bus dbus=YES When it failed yesterday I also tested it in CTWM under a fresh new user and failed. But now it is working fine even though the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR error is shown. I notice that when running "xscreensaver &" it does not show the usual splash screen (usually I used to issue --no-spash parameter to avoid that). I do not understand. I do not know why sometimes works and sometimes does not. I will continue testing. Ramiro.