vlock: Lock your screen while you are away from your desk - HowFlow

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HowFlow — Simple tool to lock your ttys to prevent others to access your computer.

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lied 6 months ago

Install

Gentoo users do

emerge -av vlock

Debian (and *buntu) users have to type

aptitude install vlock

Lock the current screen (useful if you only want to lock a root shell)

vlock -c

Lock all ttys with

vlock -a

for more information and options study

man vlock

vlock --help

Have a nice and secure day.

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