Comments on: How to lock your screen from the command line http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/ Focusing on the Long Term Support release -- Lucid 10.04 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:56:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: poida http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-39 poida Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:16:50 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-39 meh... i just press right CTRL and L. easier. love this site tho. as for the KDE users. This is "howto-ubuntu.com" not howto-kubuntu. Still should be easy enough. meh… i just press right CTRL and L.
easier.
love this site tho.
as for the KDE users. This is “howto-ubuntu.com” not howto-kubuntu.
Still should be easy enough.

]]> By: Constantinos Kouloumbris http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Constantinos Kouloumbris Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:23:41 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-38 On wordpress you could enclose what you want to appear not rendered in <code> and </code>. and everything should appear fine. <code>command --option</code> On wordpress you could enclose what you want to appear not rendered in and . and everything should appear fine.

command --option

]]> By: Phan V. Thinh http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Phan V. Thinh Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:34:52 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-25 I do: $ exit The difference is only I need to enter my username. I do:
$ exit
The difference is only I need to enter my username.

]]> By: Tomi http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Tomi Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:41:46 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-26 package xlockmore xlock -mode blank [-lockdelay 2] lockdelay for testing... better not have gnome-screensaver running on background (or what) also, check 'man xset' how to set various dpms settings -- I can not check those now... package xlockmore

xlock -mode blank [-lockdelay 2]

lockdelay for testing…

better not have gnome-screensaver running
on background (or what)

also, check ‘man xset’ how to set various
dpms settings — I can not check those now…

]]> By: Greg http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Greg Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:46:38 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-28 I use slock http://www.suckless.org/programs/slock.html and have assigned a keyboard shortcut to it. Its the best screen locker, as it does only what a screen locker should, nothing more, and doesnt even need GNOME. In Debian or Ubuntu, i think you can find it in dwm-tools package. I use slock http://www.suckless.org/programs/slock.html and have assigned a keyboard shortcut to it. Its the best screen locker, as it does only what a screen locker should, nothing more, and doesnt even need GNOME. In Debian or Ubuntu, i think you can find it in dwm-tools package.

]]> By: eli http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-27 eli Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:10:33 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-27 Thanks for the great ideas guys, I knew about Ctrl+Alt+L, but was exploring other options with this post. Thanks for the great ideas guys, I knew about Ctrl+Alt+L, but was exploring other options with this post.

]]> By: Bob http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Bob Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:10:06 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-32 you could also make a shell script you could also make a shell script

]]> By: nipun http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-35 nipun Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:25:09 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-35 >> ScottLij >>January 14, 2009 at 9:32 pm >>Or Ctrl+Alt+L Really great ..... >> ScottLij
>>January 14, 2009 at 9:32 pm

>>Or Ctrl+Alt+L

Really great …..

]]> By: jfsaucier http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-34 jfsaucier Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:23:04 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-34 And if you want to lock a command line (ex: a virtual console), you can do it with vlock. And if you want to lock a command line (ex: a virtual console), you can do it with vlock.

]]> By: anonymous http://howto-ubuntu.net/how-to-lock-your-screen-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-33 anonymous Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:10:49 +0000 http://howto-ubuntu.com/?p=185#comment-33 What if you are running kde? What if you are running kde?

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