LOCK(1,C) AIX Commands Reference LOCK(1,C)
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lock
PURPOSE
Requests a password from the user and verifies.
SYNTAX
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lock ---| |---|
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DESCRIPTION
The lock command requests a password from the user, reads it again for
verification and then it normally will not relinquish the terminal until the
password is repeated. There are three other conditions under it will
terminate. It will time out after some interval. It may be killed by somebody
with the appropriate permission. On being given the root password, the lock is
broken, but the program logs the initial user out.
The default time limit for termination is 15 minutes but it may be changed with
the -number option, where number is the time limit in minutes.
Processed November 8, 1990 LOCK(1,C) 1