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26.01 MacEnterprise: Screen Saver and loginwindow-Friends at Last
by Greg Neagle
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Article Synopsis
A couple of months ago, we looked at new features in Snow Leopard. I noted that the screen saver now runs over the loginwindow. I had not yet discovered how to control the time before the screen saver activates, or how to specify which screen saver module runs. The answer, not surprisingly, is to use MCX - Apple's method for managing preferences. So this month, we'll look at controlling Snow Leopard's loginwindow screen saver, and along the way, talk about MCX in general. If you don't or can't use MCX in your environment, don't worry - we'll also look at a way to manage the loginwindow screen saver using the defaults command.
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