2000-12-17 23:58:00 +01:00
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xlock locks the X server until the user enters their password at the
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keyboard. While xlock is running, all new server connections are
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refused. The screen saver is disabled. The mouse cursor is turned
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off. The screen is blanked and a changing pattern is put on the
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screen. If a key or a mouse button is pressed then the user is
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prompted for the password of the user who started xlock.
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1997-11-03 01:50:26 +01:00
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2000-12-17 23:58:00 +01:00
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If the correct password is typed, then the screen is unlocked and the
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X server is restored. When typing the password, Control-U and
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Control-H are active as kill and erase respectively. To return to the
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locked screen, click in the small icon version of the changing
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pattern.
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