From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 12 00:19:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA01327 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:19:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from Campino.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE (campino.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE [137.226.225.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA01322 for ; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 00:19:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de (gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de [137.226.31.2]) by Campino.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE (RBI-Z-5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA06329; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:18:12 +0100 Received: (from kuku@localhost) by gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de (8.6.11/8.6.9) id JAA25296; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:27:53 +0100 From: Christoph Kukulies Message-Id: <199611120827.JAA25296@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Subject: Re: XF86 v312 on FBSD v215: Locking the screen?/Screensaver? In-Reply-To: from "Sean J. Schluntz" at "Nov 11, 96 02:24:26 pm" To: schluntz@pinpt.com (Sean J. Schluntz) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:27:53 +0100 (MET) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: Christoph Kukulies X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I am using XFree86 on FreeBSD v2.1.5, with the motif libraries. > > What I need is a way to have the screen lock with a password or > screensaver with a password after a timeout period of no typing. Right > now it just blanks, but when I type or move the mouse it just pops back. > > I would like to leave the system running, but not with an open doorway to > my box. Any suggestions? xlock Don't ask me where it is hidden. I tried 'locate' on various machines and only found one binary instance of it. I'd be curious myself where I once got it from :-) xlock is using a bunch of screensavers (/usr/ports/x11/xscreensaver) > > -Sean > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sean J. Schluntz > Manager, Support Services ph. 408.997.6900 x222 > PinPoint Software Corporation fx. 408.323.2300 > 6155 Almaden Expressway, Suite 100 > San Jose, CA. 95120 http://www.pinpt.com/ > > Local Time Sent: 11/11/96 14:24:27 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de