From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Dec 30 0:21:43 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from sonet.crimea.ua (OTC-sl3-FLY.CRIS.NET [212.110.136.71]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4032A1508D for ; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:21:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phantom@scorpion.crimea.ua) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by sonet.crimea.ua (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id KAA00931; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 10:28:22 +0300 (MSK) Received: (from phantom@localhost) by scorpion.crimea.ua (8.8.8/8.8.5+ssl+keepalive) id JAA21916; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:59:38 +0300 (MSK) Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:59:37 +0300 From: Alexey Zelkin To: Sheldon Hearn Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/15663: patch for lock (1) adding capability to lock all ttys Message-ID: <19991230095937.C333@scorpion.crimea.ua> References: <199912281540.HAA97373@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.7i In-Reply-To: <199912281540.HAA97373@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org hi, On Tue, Dec 28, 1999 at 07:40:01AM -0800, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > I see no reason to allow a single user to lock all the terminals > (including psuedo-terminals, no?) but I _do_ see a reason to allow a Only virtual terminals. This feature will allow to lock entire console, not all tty's. > single user to lock all the terminals which that user owns. This feature will be useful. Not for all pseudo-ttys, but all virtual ttys. For example -- you're working (not in X :)), you have all ttyv's open and you have to leave machine for five minutes. Your actions ? 1) Close all tty's and go . 2) Lock console by "lock -a" and go . ??? -- /* Alexey Zelkin && phantom@cris.net */ /* Tavric National University && phantom@crimea.edu */ /* http://www.ccssu.crimea.ua/~phantom && phantom@FreeBSD.org */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message