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On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:23:08 -0400, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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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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I use slock for this with the same problem. I just tried i3lock, with |
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systemd and sddm, and I can still switch to a virtual console. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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