On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:
> I'd like to have a way "lock" the keyboard. So that it isn't possibel to
> write anything with the keyboard until a password or similar is entered.
>
vlock, locks the current VT until your (or root's) password is entered.
> I'd like the have such a feature because i don't want to log out of every
> Console. (I login 10 times!) (Clue: Something like "CTRL-ALT-DEL, <ENTER>"
> which locks the Screen/Keyboard under Windows NT. (One of the REALLY
> usefull features i miss under Linux.))
>
Ok, vlock -a, also disables ALT-{{,SHIFT-}F*,{LEFT,RIGHT}ARROW VT
switching, for real fun do sleep 1s; chvt <unused VT> & vlock -a ;), tho
it is recoverable by telnet in and using chvt <some used VT>.
> Unlike Windows NT the Screen doesn't need to be blanked. I think it would
> be usefull if changing VT (ALT-F1...) remain working, but nothing more.
>
Hmm, you want a software keylock, which excludes the change vt key
combinations. Not that secure and tricky ...
> I think this sould be implemented as a "Magic Sysrequst" which can better
> entered "On-the-Fly" to lock the keyboard (Imagine how fast you can type
> CTRL-ALT-DEL, <ENTER> and how long you need to logout 10 times! (And then
> login 10 times!))
>
>
I still think you want vlock ;).
Bryn
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