diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/files/gnome-screensaver.pam b/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/files/gnome-screensaver.pam
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+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/files/gnome-screensaver.pam
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+#%PAM-1.0
+auth        required     pam_unix_auth.so
+auth        optional     pam_gnome_keyring.so
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-screensaver/template
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+# Template file for 'gnome-screensaver'
+pkgname=gnome-screensaver
+version=2.30.2
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.30/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-schemas-install --disable-scrollkeeper
+--with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas
+--localstatedir=/var --enable-locking --enable-pam --with-xf86gamma-ext
+--enable-authentication-scheme=pam --with-mit-ext --with-libgl"
+short_desc="GNOME screen saver and locker"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=dd52ef278b23ec5abe5974548c2d576eeaeb5294c85e9f2efd6231ecc9ca09fa
+long_desc="
+ ${pkgname} is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple, sane and
+ secure defaults, and be well integrated with the GNOME desktop.
+
+ It is designed to support, among other things:
+
+  * the ability to lock down configuration settings
+  * translation into other languages
+  * user switching"
+
+# XXX: add xscreensaver hacks support.
+gconf_schemas="$pkgname.schemas"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libX11
+Add_dependency run gtk+
+Add_dependency run glib
+Add_dependency run MesaLib
+Add_dependency run gdk-pixbuf
+Add_dependency run cairo
+Add_dependency run pango
+Add_dependency run pam
+Add_dependency run libgnomekbd
+Add_dependency run GConf
+Add_dependency run libxklavier
+Add_dependency run libnotify
+Add_dependency run dbus-glib
+Add_dependency run dbus-libs
+Add_dependency run gnome-desktop
+Add_dependency run gnome-menus
+Add_dependency run libXext
+Add_dependency run libXxf86vm
+Add_dependency run libXxf86misc
+
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
+Add_dependency build intltool
+Add_dependency build gnome-doc-utils
+Add_dependency build libX11-devel
+Add_dependency build gtk+-devel
+Add_dependency build glib-devel
+Add_dependency build MesaLib-devel
+Add_dependency build gdk-pixbuf-devel
+Add_dependency build cairo-devel
+Add_dependency build pango-devel
+Add_dependency build pam-devel
+Add_dependency build libgnomekbd-devel
+Add_dependency build GConf-devel
+Add_dependency build libxklavier-devel
+Add_dependency build libnotify-devel
+Add_dependency build dbus-glib-devel
+Add_dependency build dbus-devel
+Add_dependency build gnome-desktop-devel
+Add_dependency build gnome-menus-devel
+Add_dependency build libXext-devel
+Add_dependency build libXxf86vm-devel
+Add_dependency build libXxf86misc-devel
+
+Add_dependency full desktop-file-utils
+
+post_install()
+{
+	install -D -m644 ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.pam \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/pam.d/${pkgname}
+}