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Maurice Batey
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 40
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 Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:
Screensaver password
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Using SuSE 9.0 Pro, I want to set up a password for exit from the
(KDE) screensaver, but it appears not to provide an option to specify
a password, because it uses the 'login' password.
But I don't login with a password (though I have a BIOS password).
Does it mean 'root' password?
(Daren't suck-it-and-see in case I get locked out of the screensaver...)
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Maurice Batey
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Unruh
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.org.uk> writes:
| Quote: | Using SuSE 9.0 Pro, I want to set up a password for exit from the
(KDE) screensaver, but it appears not to provide an option to specify
a password, because it uses the 'login' password.
But I don't login with a password (though I have a BIOS password).
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Huh? You do not login with a password? why not? Do you really have no
password on your account? Why in the world would you do that?
| Quote: | Does it mean 'root' password?
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No unfortunately it does not allow the root password. It should. That way
when some idiot user locks up his screen and goes off for lunch/ or
holiday, root could free up the screen.
However, Just do
alt-ctrl-F2, log on as root, and kill the screensaver program.
(then alt-ctrl-F7 tp get back to X)
| Quote: | (Daren't suck-it-and-see in case I get locked out of the screensaver...)
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Why not? |
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AZ Nomad
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Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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On 11 Jul 2006 18:05:13 GMT, Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | Maurice Batey <maurice@bcs.org.uk> writes:
Using SuSE 9.0 Pro, I want to set up a password for exit from the
(KDE) screensaver, but it appears not to provide an option to specify
a password, because it uses the 'login' password.
But I don't login with a password (though I have a BIOS password).
Huh? You do not login with a password? why not? Do you really have no
password on your account? Why in the world would you do that?
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| Quote: | Does it mean 'root' password?
No unfortunately it does not allow the root password. It should. That way
when some idiot user locks up his screen and goes off for lunch/ or
holiday, root could free up the screen.
However, Just do
alt-ctrl-F2, log on as root, and kill the screensaver program.
(then alt-ctrl-F7 tp get back to X)
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| Quote: | (Daren't suck-it-and-see in case I get locked out of the screensaver...)
Why not?
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I would assume that if the user is silly enough to have no pasword, the
screensaver won't prompt for a password. Hit any key and the screensaver
will exit. |
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Maurice Batey
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 40
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:05:13 +0000, Unruh wrote:
| Quote: | You do not login with a password? why not? Do you really have no
password on your account?
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This is a one-user domestic workstation. For the life of me I cannot
remember why I do not have to enter a password.
(When I boot Linux (SuSE 9.0 Pro) I get straight through into my user
screen without having to login or enter a password.)
Must have been some setup option I selected. How does one change
that situation? (Tried looking under YAST's 'users' section.)
However, I do have a password, which I have now recollected, and the
screensaver now accepts that.
Maurice Batey |
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Larry Bristol
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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Maurice Batey wrote:
| Quote: | (When I boot Linux (SuSE 9.0 Pro) I get straight through into my user
screen without having to login or enter a password.)
Must have been some setup option I selected. How does one change
that situation? (Tried looking under YAST's 'users' section.)
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Look a little harder. Try:
YaST->User Management->Expert Options->Login Settings
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Larry Bristol --- The Double Luck
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Maurice Batey
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 40
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:55:18 -0500, Larry Bristol wrote:
| Quote: | Look a little harder. Try:
YaST->User Management->Expert Options->Login Settings
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I see no 'User Management' option! There is an 'Expert Options' in the
following sequence:
YAST->Security & Users->Edit/Create users->
User & group administration->Expert Options,
but under Expert Options are only:
- Defaults for new users
- Password encryption
- Authenicating & users sources
and none of those appears to deal with Logon Settings.
(This is with SuSE 9.0 pro)
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Larry Bristol
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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Maurice Batey wrote:
| Quote: | I see no 'User Management' option! There is an 'Expert Options' in the
following sequence:
YAST->Security & Users->Edit/Create users-
User & group administration->Expert Options,
but under Expert Options are only:
- Defaults for new users
- Password encryption
- Authenicating & users sources
and none of those appears to deal with Logon Settings.
(This is with SuSE 9.0 pro)
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My suggestion was from SuSE 10.1, but I recall similar options in prior
releases. The options you are looking for are labeled "Auto Login" and
"Passwordless Logins". In any case, there is nothing you can do in YAST
that cannot be done from the command line. Look up the man pages for
useradd and the related commands.
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Larry Bristol --- The Double Luck
http://www.doubleluck.com |
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Les B. Labbauf
*nix forums beginner
Joined: 26 Apr 2005
Posts: 43
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:
Re: Screensaver password
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:01:09 -0500, Larry Bristol wrote:
| Quote: | Maurice Batey wrote:
I see no 'User Management' option! There is an 'Expert Options' in the
following sequence:
YAST->Security & Users->Edit/Create users-
User & group administration->Expert Options,
but under Expert Options are only:
- Defaults for new users
- Password encryption
- Authenicating & users sources
and none of those appears to deal with Logon Settings.
(This is with SuSE 9.0 pro)
My suggestion was from SuSE 10.1, but I recall similar options in prior
releases. The options you are looking for are labeled "Auto Login" and
"Passwordless Logins". In any case, there is nothing you can do in YAST
that cannot be done from the command line. Look up the man pages for
useradd and the related commands.
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In Mandriva I use the GDM configurator to set the auto logon options. |
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