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On 2019-07-10 20:44, François-Xavier CARTON wrote: |
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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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I could also just log out directly :-) It's not like I have some |
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context in the shell that I want to keep. It is just there when I want |
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to be root. |
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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. |
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No, it's my way to run things as root, in general. I distrust su, sudo |
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and friends. |
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Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, |
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if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. |
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To reply privately _only_ on Usenet and on broken lists |
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