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svanberg

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Registered: 2009-07-16

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Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

Hi,

I would like to lock my computer after a couple of minutes of inactivity (using, in this case physlock) and it shouldn't matter if I'm in a X session or console. What is the best or preferred way to do it? Thanks!

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

/etc/systemd/logind.conf

IdleAction=lock

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brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

In a console - TMOUT.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

on x11 use xautolock - logind afaik only will work with gnome atm. (requires a signal from the desktop sedssion)

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svanberg

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Registered: 2009-07-16

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

Good suggestions! I think I go with xautolock. How can I achieve automatically lock for console and not for e.g. terminals when X is running?

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

vlock.

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progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

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Re: Automatically lock X session or console after inactivity

https://github.com/WhyNotHugo/systemd-lock-handler
Maybe you can use this (or a script similar to handler.py) to react to the lock event of systemd-logind and then run physlock.

Last edited by progandy (2018-02-03 21:23:32)

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