Questions tagged [screen-lock]
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disable RHEL 8 screenlock happening within VNC session
In using RHEL-8.9, when I create a VNC session then connect to it for the first time I get my desktop as expected not the screenlock. But if I disconnect my VNC session then reconnect, even if I ...
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Ubuntu screen lock but sometimes can't turn back on
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, sometimes I do not use the computer then usually after a while the screen would be locked and when I return using it, the screen would show up and asks for password. However, I ...
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How to detect when screen goes on while screensaver is locked?
I am trying to execute MyCommand when the screen goes on while screensaver is locked in KDE, in two situations: when the screen is simply locked, and when the system is in suspend mode. Both are ...
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Linux Stripes on Screen
I was using Linux Mint 21.1. My sreen was frozen yesterday and I restarted it. After restart, the computer gives me kfd kfd amdgpu oland not supported in kfd error on black screen.
I tried to open ...
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How to disable screensaver/dpms/other power saving features
I have a problem where monitors connected via docking station fail to reconnect if, I believe, the screensaver has been activated.
I'm using debian testing without a desktop environment (ie only a ...
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ubuntu xfce only ask for pw to unluck when not on private wifi
Is there any software that can make it so that my ubuntu xfce only asks for password to unluck my screen when i am not on my private wifi?
I have tried scripts but i would much prefer a legit software ...
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Screen saver in Mint 21.1
I have two separate computers, one a lenovo desktop, the other a dell workstation, but recently reloaded with Mint 21.1 and both having rte same issue. Lenovo is Intel Iris, Dell is Nvidia if that ...
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How can I find out when the computer monitor's inactivity timeout is triggered and what process triggers it?
I want to use slock to lock the screen when the screen's inactivity timeout switches the monitor off or into standby and want to know what process triggers it, or how it is notified to the system.
Is ...
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Stop gdm conflicting with physlock
I maintain a desktop environment that uses physlock as the screenlocker.
Users launching the desktop environment from the GNOME Display Manager reported that gdm barges in when the screen is locked ...
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How do I trigger a delayed shutdown after screen lock?
I'm a beginner Linux user, running Pop!_OS.
Pop!_OS is based on Ubuntu, but uses SystemD and Gnome. I have no idea if that's going to be relevant, but figured it wouldn't hurt to mention.
Here is what ...
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xdg-screensaver lock returns exit code 4 even though it worked
On an up to date openSUSE Tumbleweed install with KDE, running xdg-screensaver lock works (as in, the screen is locked just as if I'd done so through the UI), but it returns exit code 4, which ...
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How to fix broken (KDE) screen locker?
When my computer tries to lock the screen, it fails, producing the following message:
The screen locker is broken and unlocking is not possible anymore.
In order to unlock switch to a virtual ...
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systemd screen lock with fingerprint on wake
5.18.9-arch1-1
Fingerprint sensor: 27c6:63ac Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix USB2.0 MISC
I created a systemd service that runs a bash script when the system wakes from hibernate:
[Unit]
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How to tell gnome-session(3), or gnome-screensaver, that there's been activity?
Under some circumstances I don't want my screen to lock. (Typically: I'm stepping away from the desk, while a computation is running, but I won't leave the room and still have an eye on it why it's ...
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Is there a way to turn on screen lock when I leave the computer?
I'm looking for a way to automatically turn on screen lock when I leave my computer, since I easily forget to do it manually. I do have a timer but it's not enough.
I found this old question: Camera ...
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How to turn the screen total/pitch black in GNOME?
Use case / Problem
I wanna hear music in the night with my laptop/device and as such I want the screen to be black, as I don't want to get dazzled in the night.
Tried workarounds/“solutions”
As such, …...
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Black screen after suspension on ubuntu 22.04
I have just installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. It works fine but after I suspend the session, the screen remains black after restarting the session.
How can I solve it?
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KDE: Lock screen: Password box is only displayed after clicking mouse
When locking the screen KDE shows a nice lock screen image. But it only shows a password box after pressing a mouse button.
I can also press TAB to make the box appear. If I then press TABTAB the ...
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Xscreensaver Debian 11 not functioning properly on LXQt
Hi I am running Debian 11 Bullseye, LXQt version, and I'm having trouble with the screensaver called XScreensaver version 5.45.
Basically what I would like to do is for the screen to completely shut ...
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disable GNOME screensaver screenlock in rhel/centos 7
running RHEL 7.9, with the installation of it as Server with GUI. My [work] operating environment is the server is in a server room and all users connect to it over the network using VNC.
Problem I ...
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How do I make Linux Mint stop pestering me for passwords all the time?
I run Linux Mint in a VM.
Every single time I look at it, it has gone into some sort of "lock screen"-like state where it requires me to enter a password to get back. This is very annoying.
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Debian 11: alternative for non-free `firmware-amd-graphics`
I've just installed Debian 11 LXDE without any non-free packages into my old notebook.
Everything went fine except for the screen display, which there were some issues. Some of them could be solved by ...
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Display crashes after screen lock
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 version on Lenovo Ideapad
Whenever I lock my laptop (or it gets locked in inactivity) and try to unlock, my display is crashing. I see a screen as below
I have another ...
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Why are sessions breaking when starting from standby on Debian with Wayland? It shows a black screen with "the screen locker is broken"
Since I switched to Wayland on Debian11/KDE starting the computer from standby often shows a black screen with the notice that one should use ctrl+alt+f2 and loginctl unlock-session {id} (this text ...
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AntiX linux, iceWM, how to suspend, and require password?
In AntiX Linux, using the default iceWM window manager. When I suspend a session, then wake it up, I expect it to ask for my screenlock password.
Current behavior: it just wakes up without asking for ...
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GNOME/gdm disable reveal password button
On the gdm login screen and on the GNOME lockscreen in the password entry box there is this little password reveal button at the right side.
Since this is a toggle some classmates were able to trick ...
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Gnome (gdm) logs in and immediately locks the console. The logs indiciate "WARNING: Could not get session id for session."
Immediately after login to gdm the screen locks and we get this error in the logs:
gnome-session-binary[25582]: WARNING: Could not get session id for session. Check that logind is properly installed ...
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Set screen lock schedule on Fedora 34
Is there a screen time feature either built in to Fedora 34 or available as an app like in elementary os?
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Need to unlock for the system to suspend when using custom script with xss-lock
When I run systemctl suspend, my screen locks first, as is expected. However, it remains in locked state and does not suspend. It then suspends after I've unlocked it. I think this started after I've ...
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Where to put script in pam.d file?
I'm trying to add a script that will take a picture when someone unlocks my machine, as per this question. Right now, I have fprint setup so that I can unlock using my fingerprint - the line auth ...
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Capture picture after unlocking screen / logging in i3
Running Manjaro with i3wm, and my .i3/config has the following related to locking the screen:
# Lock screen
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock -- ~/.i3/lock.sh
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+l exec --no-startup-id ...
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Cant lock screen on xfce
A few days before, I wanted to try out xscreensaver as it is knows for its cool screensavers. So I installed that by:
sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl-extra xscreensaver-data-extra
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tmux: Lock session only when using tmux on console, not from a graphical DE
When using tmux on the tty, I want it to automatically lock after some time. This works with the following configuration in ~/.tmux.conf:
set -g lock-command vlock
set -g lock-after-time 30 # Seconds; ...
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Slim login manager: patch slimlock to not wake up display on mouse movement
I am using slim login manager on Debian 10.
slim-1.3.6
part of the slim package is slimlock, a screenlocker. When I lock my screen (Ctrl+Alt+Del), two things happen:
typical lock screen appears, ...
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After inactive period screen turn off for 1 second and then turn on again and just became blank black with cursor in Debian 11 Gnome
After update to Debian 11 from 10, screen can't turn off after inactive period. It starts dim and then screen turn off for few seconds, everything seems notrmal, but then screen just turn on itself ...
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Gnome 40 issues with locking the screen
I recently installed Fedora 34 on my desktop and have a couple of issues with GNOME 40:
The screen doesn't lock. Although I have a settings Privacy > Screen Lock > Automatic Screen as enabled.
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Lock screen option disappeared from Debian 9 and can't lock the OS
I have tried the answers to this question, Ubuntu 17.10 Screen lock not working and grey and tried installing sudo apt-get install gnome-screensaver.
However, the problem is that I can't lock the ...
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Arch linux: i3wm set lock time out (xss-lock i3lock)
I use arch with i3wm. I have enabled i3lock in my .config/i3/config:
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock
Problem is my computer locks like every 10 minutes. How can I set ...
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How secure is it to suspend Linux (Fedora) while using whole disk encryption?
I have a full disk encryption on my Fedora 33 workstation. The purpose of encryption was protection from stealing the laptop physically. But how much more unsafe to just suspend the OS, not fully ...
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How to completely disable black screen and clock-page on CentOS 8 console (before login)?
I want my screen to stay EXACTLY the same after it's finished booting, forever, which means I NEVER want it to go black, and I NEVER want to see that clock overlay appearing over the top of my ...
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Unlock i3lock on i3wm using finger print sensor (fprint)
I am trying to set up my i3lock that I would be able to unlock it using finger print sensor on my thinkpad x390 yoga.
I have set up my i3lock in .config/i3/config:
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --...
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Touch-friendly lock screen for Gnome
I installed Fedora Linux with Gnome as a desktop environment on my Microsoft Surface Go.
I want a lock-screen to be touch friendly -- something like a pattern lock, or a pin lock (with a keyboard ...
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Xubuntu: Cannot unlock/wakeup when lid is closed
My laptop is docked with the lid closed. If I lock the session, it is impossible to wake up the system with mouse or keyboard. I must open the lid to wake it up.
How to unlock without opening the lid ?...
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Why is the gnome keyring not locked when the screen is locked?
I wanted to know whether the gnome keyring gets locked automatically when the screen gets locked, so I checked it with this command:
dbus-monitor --session "type='signal',interface='org.gnome....
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Can't login after chown command [duplicate]
I just installed elementary OS dual booted with windows 10. After the installation. I saw that the / root directory has every file and folder locked. I can't rename, delete or create anything there. ...
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Xfce - Lock the screen on suspend but not on hibernate
I am trying to get xfce to lock my screen on suspend, but not on hibernate.
As I am using full disk encryption, I need to enter a password after hibernation to unlock my SSD (and I don't want to enter ...
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After locking, screen won't turn back on with keyboard or mouse under Debian Buster
I was on Jessie, did an upgrade to Stretch and then immediately to Buster. I believe I have the default gnome 3 desktop manager. If I lock the screen with super-l then I cannot wake the screen up ...
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Why does Linux Mint MATE use a different login screen after a cold boot vs when locked? Does it have to?
Just what the title says. This is on the latest Linux Mint 19.3 MATE x64 as of a couple weeks ago.
I noticed they're different because the initial login screen uses the system keyboard layout (which ...
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Why does GDM lock screen allows entering partially correct password to login?
I am using GNOME 3.34.2 on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed(20191221) with GDM. I locked my screen and was able to get back in just by entering the portion of correct password greater than a certain threshold ...
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dconf editor value is different from gsettings get value
I did as follows:
$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay
uint32 300
$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 80
$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay
uint32 ...
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