How to lock screen when idle for 30 min?

dewdrops_ankur · 10-10-2008, 04:44 AM

Hi,

Can anybody tell me how to automatically lock the screen on Linux plateform for root user when idle for 30 min?

Thanks in Advance!!!

Regards,
Ankur

keefaz · 10-10-2008, 06:33 AM

You can logoff automatically with bash shell after 30 min if you want,
just add in /root/.bashrc file this line:

Code:

export TMOUT=1800

This will logoff root user after 30min of inactivity

dewdrops_ankur · 10-10-2008, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keefaz

You can logoff automatically with bash shell after 30 min if you want,
just add in /root/.bashrc file this line:

Code:

export TMOUT=1800

This will logoff root user after 30min of inactivity

Thanks for the response.

But i want to lock the screen as if i logoff all mine unsave data will be lost.

Regards,
Ankur
http://planetofsolutions.blogspot.com

TB0ne · 10-10-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dewdrops_ankur

Thanks for the response.

But i want to lock the screen as if i logoff all mine unsave data will be lost.

Turn on your screen saver in whatever window-manager you're using, and set it to lock the screen after 30 minutes.

dewdrops_ankur · 10-10-2008, 12:54 PM

For non-root users, its allowed to set the screensaver,but for root user if we execute xscreensaver-demo, it throws error.

For non-root users, my screensaver is working properly.

Please suggest something for root also, if possible in linux to lock the screen at console

farslayer · 10-10-2008, 02:48 PM

Look at vlock and screen both are capable of locking

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/increa...enconsole.html

dewdrops_ankur · 10-11-2008, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farslayer

Look at vlock and screen both are capable of locking

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/increa...enconsole.html

Can you please tell how to use vlock?
i tried but was not successful.
Actually i want to lock the screen automatically after some idle time for root user?

Regards,
Ankur
http://planetofsolutions.blogspot.com/

checkmate3001 · 10-11-2008, 03:05 AM

find a way to get the screen saver to work *shrug*.

farslayer · 10-12-2008, 11:55 PM

That will lock a console. I do not know how you would automate it. Why not just lock it before you walk away ? That is the simple solution now that you have away to lock it..

lockvc can be automated but it will not lock any vc's owned by 0 which would be root.. so that won't help.

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