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On 7/10/19 7:03 PM, 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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> 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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Not a direct answer to your question, but as a workaround you can use |
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tmux sessions, and simply detach them and logout when you lock your |
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computer. |
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Also, if this is just a shell to start the X server, you can launch it |
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as "startx & bg; disown" and then logout. |