Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 200677 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1000532.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved Solaris 9 Operating System Solaris 8 Operating System Bug Id 4849641 Date of Workaround Release 23-SEP-2003 Date of Resolved Release 17-APR-2007 Impact Root users logging into the GNOME desktop cannot lock the screen via XScreenSaver. For more information on this issue, please see: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html#root-lock Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform
x86 Platform
To determine the version of GNOME on a system, the following command can be run: % /usr/bin/gnome-about Symptoms There are two possible symptoms for this issue:
Workaround To work around this issue, use xlock(1) from a command line. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform
x86 Platform
Modification History Date: 17-APR-2007
References115158-03115159-03 115298-01 115299-01 Attachments This solution has no attachment |
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