i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:10:46 +0000xautolock frustrationhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/from https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3#Screensaver_and_power_management (Archlinux) exec --no-startup-id xset dpms 600 exec --no-startup-id xautolock -time 10 -locker i3lock The above just _won't_ work for me. i3lock works with a keybinding but nothing seems to get xautolock working for me. I've tried other alternatives to xautolock (xss-lock-git, sinar) with no success either. I'd love any tips, things to try.. anything to stop my brain from exploding!(and for my screen to lock)Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:38:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/Comment by NimS for <p>from <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3#Screensaver">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/...</a><em>and</em>power_management (Archlinux)</p> <p>exec --no-startup-id xset dpms 600</p> <p>exec --no-startup-id xautolock -time 10 -locker i3lock</p> <p>The above just <em>won't</em> work for me. i3lock works with a keybinding but nothing seems to get xautolock working for me. </p> <p>I've tried other alternatives to xautolock (xss-lock-git, sinar) with no success either.</p> <p>I'd love any tips, things to try.. anything to stop my brain from exploding!(and for my screen to lock)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/?comment=4784#comment-4784thanks, putting it in xinitrc did it!Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:10:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/?comment=4784#comment-4784Comment by ANOKNUSA for <p>from <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3#Screensaver">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/...</a><em>and</em>power_management (Archlinux)</p> <p>exec --no-startup-id xset dpms 600</p> <p>exec --no-startup-id xautolock -time 10 -locker i3lock</p> <p>The above just <em>won't</em> work for me. i3lock works with a keybinding but nothing seems to get xautolock working for me. </p> <p>I've tried other alternatives to xautolock (xss-lock-git, sinar) with no success either.</p> <p>I'd love any tips, things to try.. anything to stop my brain from exploding!(and for my screen to lock)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/?comment=4778#comment-4778See if double-quoting the commands helps. If not, maybe placing it in one of your start-up scripts (such as ~/.xinitrc) would work.Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4768/xautolock-frustration/?comment=4778#comment-4778