LXDM display manager on resume from suspend/hibernation

orschiro · 2014-10-13 18:10:07

Hi there,

Is it possible to activate the lock screen of a display manager, such as LXDM, on resume from suspend or hibernation? This would make an extra screen lock app obsolete.

Thanks ahead

maaaaarco · 2014-10-14 12:06:31

Take a look here

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=94535

orschiro · 2014-10-15 06:25:36

@marco

Thanks for the link but I cannot see how they used a display manager to lock the screen. They rather use lock applications such as Xscreensaver and slock.

jasonwryan · 2014-10-15 06:34:56

Does LXDM actually lock the screen? The documentation is sub-optimal...

orschiro · 2014-10-15 07:02:06

@jasonwryan

As many other login managers it provides a login mask at the start of the session.

Example: http://allanmcrae.com/images/lxdm-theme-preview.png

Basically, all I want to do is triggering this login mask on resume from suspend/hibernation to make the use of lock screen apps such as Xscreensaver obsolete.

jasonwryan · 2014-10-15 07:05:18

So write a service file that calls lxdm upon resume: there are examples on the wiki for slock and the like...

orschiro · 2014-10-22 12:25:29

Before writing a service file, I first tested whether the login mask can be called again from a running session.

This does not seem to be the case, unfortunately.

As root I tried the following from the command line:

# lxdm
# lxdm-binary

Both commands do not show any error but also don't call the login mask.

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#1 2014-10-13 18:10:07

LXDM display manager on resume from suspend/hibernation

#2 2014-10-14 12:06:31

Re: LXDM display manager on resume from suspend/hibernation

#3 2014-10-15 06:25:36

Re: LXDM display manager on resume from suspend/hibernation

#4 2014-10-15 06:34:56

Re: LXDM display manager on resume from suspend/hibernation

#5 2014-10-15 07:02:06

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#7 2014-10-22 12:25:29

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