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On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 10:03:42AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> Here is my next "low information" question, haha. |
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> I use i3lock which is like Xscreensaver but much much simpler; it plays |
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> no movies or games, just blanks the screen with a configured color or |
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> image. To unlock it you have to type your password. |
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Same here, it's simple and just works. |
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> It bothers me that even when i3lock has locked the X session, I can |
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> still switch to other Linux virtual consoles with Alt-Control-F<n> , |
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> without typing the password. It so happens that on one of the other |
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> virtual consoles there is often an interactive root shell :-P |
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> So, is it possible to prevent virtual console switching while the X |
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> screen is locked, but still allow it at other times? Looks like |
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> something the locker program would have to do, not the X server; but |
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> again I don't know much about this stuff. |
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Which init are you using, what display manager, and how are you |
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launching it? I'm using systemd and sddm, and when I run `i3lock', I |
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cannot switch to different virtual consoles. |
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Not sure whether any of that stuff matters, but that was the first thing |
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I thought of. |
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Alec |
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