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Run any ScreenSaver from the Login window
Authored by: makeitsimple on Sep 17, '05 11:09:04AM

The original hint annoyed me when I was logged-in, but would NEVER run over the login screen?!
So, I made the changes suggested in sub-replies to check for a logged-in user and now it NEVER RUNS AT ALL - at least the sub-replies did their trick properly...!
What's going on?
Someone needs to re-write this hint from scratch and get it right for everyone (anyone) in the best way (what is missing below???):
1) As your everyday/normal user, activate root account and set its password via NetInfo Mgr.
2) Make sure your login screen is set for "Name and Password" (not just "LIST OF USERS" !!!) and log out
3) Login as root
4) Open System Pref.'s and configure screen saver
5) Logout
6) Log in as your regular/normal user and DEACTIVATE root
7) Edit private/etc/crontab (vi sucks unless you use it everyday - use pico instead for sanity, but make sure to "fix" any long lines that split onto a new line), by putting the good command from the "Quick Update" sub-replies above into a script and then just running that script from crontab. I have this script in my home directory, aka ~/ScreenSave
8) Save it and watch nothing happen...oh joy!
Anyone have a clue (I sure don't)???



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Run any ScreenSaver from the Login window
Authored by: makeitsimple on Sep 17, '05 01:36:03PM

If you too have had enough of non-working cryptic hints, take reidab's edited script in his reply to the "Quick Update..." post on this hint, and use it with the the full scoop found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/gregneagle/iblog/C1833135211/E1305475742/



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