Lock screen does not work for root in gnome

[Paul Ionescu]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:51:12 +0200, Kim B. Nielsen wrote:

> However, I'm voting in favor off a warning message at log in, and
> possibly some doomsday looking desktop.

Me too.
And all the programs working. 
If a program like xscreensaver is not working as root, why have them in
the root's menu in the first place.
But IMO one should be able to lock the root's screen anyway.