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Date:      Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:52:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Brian W. Buchanan" <brian@smarter.than.nu>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: vty lock 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809220751220.298-100000@smarter.than.nu>
In-Reply-To: <199809220806.BAA00624@word.smith.net.au>

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On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Mike Smith wrote:

> > I want to write a vty locking program similar in function to Linux's
> > vlock.  Anyone have (partial?) code implementing something like this, or
> > have any pointers as to what I'd need to modify in the kernel to
> > facilitate this?
> 
> What's wrong with /usr/bin/lock?

I have to terminate or shell out of whatever I'm running at the moment on
each vty and run it, then enter my password 9 or 10 times when I return to
the console.

Linux's vlock lets you specify -a to instantly lock ALL vtys, which is the
functionality I'm mainly looking for.

-- 
Brian Buchanan                                      brian@smarter.than.nu

Never believe that you know the whole story.


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