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/usr/bin/lock can be used to lock a terminal much like xlock does for your X-windows session. Problem is, /usr/bin/lock cannot lock your terminal indefinately. Rather you must specify a timeout value, after which, your terminal is unlocked and become unsecured. I have added a ``-n'' no timeout option to /usr/bin/lock Currently the only way to get this functionality is to use a huge timeout value and hope it is long enought (in time). This method also requires you to know the maxium number of minutes you are allowed to specify. Submitted by: David E. O'Brien <obrien@Nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu>
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.\" Copyright (c) 1987, 1990, 1993
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.\" @(#)lock.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\"
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.Dd June 6, 1993
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.Dt LOCK 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm lock
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.Nd reserve a terminal
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm lock
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.Op Fl n
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.Op Fl p
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.Op Fl t Ar timeout
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Lock
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requests a password from the user, reads it again for verification
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and then will normally not relinquish the terminal until the password is
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repeated.
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There are two other conditions under which it will terminate: it
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will timeout after some interval of time and it may be killed by someone
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with the appropriate permission.
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.Pp
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Options:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width Fl
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.It Fl n
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Don't use a timeout value. Terminal will be locked forever.
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.It Fl p
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A password is not requested, instead the user's current login password
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is used.
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.It Fl t Ar timeout
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The time limit (default 15 minutes) is changed to
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.Ar timeout
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minutes.
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.El
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm lock
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command appeared in
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.Bx 3.0 .
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