Re: locking the console
I find it useful to just run stuff in screen, then detach & logout when/if
I need the machine secured. frees up the box for other people to use and
at the same time keeps my process(s)( running. could leave for a month and
they'd still be going:/
nate
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Rob Mahurin wrote:
robm >On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 08:22:35PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote:
robm >> On 7/12/99 Rob Mahurin wrote:
robm >>
robm >> >vlock' (which is not
robm >> >really useful without the -a).
robm >>
robm >> which is annoying since -a is not very multiuser friendly, granted
robm >> this is often not to big a problem since usually there is only one
robm >> person at a time using the console. (or preferably only trusted
robm >> users...)
robm >>
robm >
robm >Sorry, what I meant was that 'openvt -sw -- vlock' was not very useful
robm >without vlock -a, since that lets you switch back to your unlocked console.
robm >
robm >> it would be nice if there was a way to lock only the ttys owned by
robm >> that piticular user, i think that might not be easy to implement
robm >> however...
robm >
robm >that could be done reading the owners of the tty devices, like reading
robm >the modified times could tell you which ones are idle.
robm >
robm >>
robm >> it would also be nice if i could lock the console while an
robm >> intereactive program is running and still switch back to X and have a
robm >> pretty screensaver <g> (yes i know about lockvc, it just segfaults
robm >> when you enter any old password on my system :( )
robm >
robm >Ahh, that's the program that I was looking for. Too bad about that
robm >whole segfault thing. The bug report is only a week old, though ...
robm >
robm >Rob
robm >
robm >--
robm >The more things change, the more they stay insane.
robm >
robm >
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robm >
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