Why gnome-screensaver does not lock screen when logged in as root in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and above?

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  • Why does gnome-screensaver  not lock screen when logged in as root in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and above?Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  • gnome-screensaver

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