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From: jon@innerdoor.austin.ibm.com (Jon H. Werner)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: new version of xlock (sccs version 23.19) doesn't work
Message-ID: <8677@awdprime.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jun 91 16:03:08 GMT
References: <15606@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
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In article <15606@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>, dzubera@parsons (Zube) writes:
|> 
|> A couple of days ago, I ftp'ed the new version of xlock, compiled it, installed
|> it, and found it not to work.  When I run it (from the root window, of course),
|> it gives me a "can't lock terminal display" error message.  I am currently
|> running Ultrix 4.0 (rev 179) on a DEC 5000/200.  The Xterminals are NCD19b's.
|> The Xversion is X11R4.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
|> 
|> [FAQ 39 didn't seem to help much]
|> 

Make sure to use the command line option "-remote" and that xlock is setuid 
to root.
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