Re: x11/xscreensaver 2026Q1 locks and no login

[Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost>]

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
> > mkrepro%mkrepro.NetBSD.org@localhost:/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.