Modifying Look and Feel of Your Screensaver

The screensaver displays are listed in the XScreenSaver file and in the $HOME/.xscreensaver file. The screensaver application allows users to choose one or more screensaver displays.

How to Add a Screensaver Display

Copy the executable file for the display to the /usr/lib/xscreensaver/hacks/ directory.
Add the command for the screensaver display to the XScreenSaver file or the $HOME/.xscreensaver file.
To run the screensaver display on the whole screen rather than in a window, include appropriate arguments. For example, you might want to include the -root option to display the screensaver display on the whole screen.

Disabling a Screensaver Display

To disable the screensaver displays for all users on a Sun Ray client, type the following command:

# pkg uninstall 'desktop/xscreensaver/hacks*'

Note - The Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service name for the XScreenSaver application is dtsession. This name is used for compatibility with previous applications.

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