Version: (using KDE KDE 3.1.4) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages Hi, This is a forward of the following Debian bug report: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225866 'kscreensaver' does not properly deal with the XFree86 server options AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs. Invoking the key combinations enabled by these options allows one to bypass kscreensaver's locking of the display, causing a breach of security. Therefore, these options cannot safely be used with kscreensaver when locking of the display is required. Apparently there is an API for dealing with this; please see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225762. SERVERFLAGS SECTION [...] Option "AllowDeactivateGrabs" "boolean" This option enables the use of the Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Divide key sequence to deactivate any active keyboard and mouse grabs. Default: off. Option "AllowClosedownGrabs" "boolean" This option enables the use of the Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply key sequence to kill clients with an active keyboard or mouse grab as well as killing any application that may have locked the server, normally using the XGrabServer(3x) Xlib function. Default: off. Note that the options AllowDeactivateGrabs and AllowClosedownGrabs will allow users to remove the grab used by screen saver/locker programs. An API was written to such cases. If you enable this option, make sure your screen saver/locker is updated. cheers domi
Support for the flags has been added in KDE3.2.