Re: Possible problem with xlock and xscreensaver on potato
"Charles E. Suprin" <csuprin@mitre.org> writes:
> Hello,
>
> My machine using potato is configured so that the xscreensaver turns on
> when I am inactive. However there are other times when I use xlock to
> lock the display manually. When I do this xscreensaver kicks on and I
> am forced to enter my password twice.
>
> The problem is that a plaintext copy of my password end up sitting on
> the command line of one of my xterm's.
You might want to look into xautolock in non-free. It will turn on
the screensaver and lock the display after a timeout. It can also be
configured to lock whenever you move the cursor into a specified
corner, so you don't need to run xlock.
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Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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