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lifanov

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Registered: 2009-03-16

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lock screen in wmii

Hello.
Sorry for my first post being a question, but
I use wmii at work and I would like to be able
to lock my screen. How should I go about it?
A screensaver would be nice, but is unnecessary.

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: lock screen in wmii

Install xscreensaver - for screensaver

xlock/slock - to lock the screen.

vlock - to lock a terminal/tty

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-03-16 05:53:38)

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lifanov

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Registered: 2009-03-16

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Re: lock screen in wmii

Got it.
Thanks a bunch.

samuele.mattiuzzo

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From: Treviso, IT

Registered: 2009-10-12

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Re: lock screen in wmii

sorry to bump up this thread again, but i have to ask another question:
how do i start xscreensaver as a daemon everytime wmii boots up, but without showing the configuration screen?

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tom5760

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From: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Registered: 2006-02-05

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Re: lock screen in wmii

Just put it in your .xinitrc:

xscreensaver -nosplash &

Then, to lock your screen, you can do:

xscreensaver-command -lock