Session Management - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

To disable a screensaver display, add a Minus sign (-) to the start of the command for
the screensaver display in the preferences file. The following excerpt from a $HOME/
.xscreensaver file shows a disabled Qix (solid) screensaver display:
- "Qix (solid)"

10.7 Session Management

A session occurs between the time that a user logs in to the GNOME Desktop and the
time that the user logs out. The session manager starts after the login manager authen-
ticates the user. The session manager lets the user manage the session. For example, a
user can save the state of a session and return to that session the next time that he logs
in.
At a minimum, the following applications run in a session:
• The session manager, gnome-session.
• The GConf X settings daemon, gnome-settings-daemon.
• The gnome-panel application, which runs the panels in the GNOME Desktop.
• The Metacity window manager.
The following table lists the files that contain default session information:
Table 10.11
File
/opt/gnome/share/
gnome/default.session
$HOME/.gnome2/session
To set default session details for all users, modify the default session file.
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Default Session Information Files
Description
Default session file. Default session details are
stored in this file.
User session file. When a user modifies the session,
the details are stored in this file.