================================================================================ If you compiled WITH_PAM support on 4.X, you need to edit /etc/pam.conf and add the following lines: xscreensaver auth required pam_nologin.so no_warn xscreensaver auth required pam_unix.so no_warn try_first_pass If you compiled WITH_PAM support on 5.X or later, you need to create an /etc/pam.d/xscreensaver file with the following contents: auth include system account include system ================================================================================