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Automatically lock but not darken gnome shell when inactive
Gnome Shell 3.8 can be configured to darken and eventually turn off the screen after a given period without user activity. (The corresponding setting can be found at Settings/Performance.) From there ...
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Screen content showing for a few seconds before screensaver starts (Fedora 14)
This happens every now and then, I have not pinned down the cause but let me describe the symptoms.
On occasion when I come back to the computer after a few hours the screen is in energy saving mode, ...
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Too big delay with xscreensaver on wrong password in OpenSUSE 12.2
There is too big delay when logging in with xscreensaver in OpenSUSE 12.2
--- Actual delay is 10 seconds, but not found anywhere in configs
Already done:
checked pam timeout in login.defs (3 ...
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SSH disconnects when screen locked with vlock
I'm using tmux + PuTTY to get all the UNIX goodness I need when using Windows. I have the following settings in my .tmux.conf:
set-option -g lock-command vlock
set-option -g lock-after-time 1800
As ...
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Turning off the hdmi tv/monitor gives me a login screen when turning the tv back on
So all power management settings are disabled. And we don't get the login prompt when the tv stays on for a long time. The comp does not go to standby. We even disabled 'show login after screensaver'
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Is there a way to lock command line?
For example, in X session, I can use Ctrl-Alt-L to lock the screen, so it would ask for password to unlock and prevent somebody from messing with mine computer.
But if I have an open terminal session ...
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Disable automatic screen lock in XFCE in Centos
I have a generic install of Centos 5.8 with XFCE 4.4. Pretty much all defaults. As is, after a certain amount of idle time the screen locks (goes black, requires a password to continue).
How do I ...
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Locking Desktop just Like Windows
Whenever I am at work, I would like to lock the computer so my desktop isn't accessible to others. In windows it's trivial, press the Windows+L key.
Is there something similar available in Linux, ...
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Locked out of Linux Mint
I am running Linux Mint 12 with Cinnamon and sometimes when I leave my computer idle for a while, it will lock the screen. Usually, when I move the mouse a login prompt will pop up, but sometimes it ...
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Screen locks right after login [closed]
After I disabled some daemons (I have no idea what I did) this happens:
When a user logs in to any of 'gnome shell', 'gnome classic' or 'lxde',
the screen fades to black and locks. The user password ...
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Locking the screen via CLI?
Is there any way that I can lock the screen CLI-style? I'm trying to target as many desktop managers as possible (mostly LightDM, but GDM, KDM, SLiM, XScreensaver, etc. would be great too), but I can ...
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Preventing access to TTY when X is killed
Assume I start an X server manually from a virtual console /dev/tty1 with xinit or startx, with the line id:3:initdefault: set in /etc/inittab. The X server gets run and put on another virtual ...
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How to disable Switch User option from Fedora 15
Is there a way to disable the Switch User option from a locked screen on Fedora 15? I've tried this way, but no luck, since gconf-editor has no effect.
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Pause music while screen is locked
I was wondering whether it is possible to pause a music player (in my case Rhythmbox), by pressing a button, while the screen is locked. I would assume no, but I thought I'd ask.
A short example:
If ...
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How do I run a script on unlock?
I'd like to run a screen if the XFCE session is locked and unlocked. Is there a way that I can intercept this and perform certain actions when the desktop is locked or unlocked?
I see that it is ...
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Run commands after unlocking X screen (KDE)
When I leave work, I lock my machine with ctrl + l to lock the screen. When I come back, I always forget to log into jabber. Is there a way to run a command after the screen is unlocked? This is in ...
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Lock screen w/ slock after a certain time?
I am running OpenBox in Arch Linux, how can I set it up so that I can have slock lock my screen after a certain amount of time (with no activity)?
Thanks!
