NAME

lockscreen − maintain window context until “login”

SYNOPSIS

lockscreen [ −e ] [ −n ] [ −r ]

DESCRIPTION

Lockscreen preserves the user’s window setup and context when the machine is not in use.  When run, the dark lockscreen display and constantly moving Sun Microsystems logo limit phosphorus burn of the video display that might otherwise occur from running the same window configuration for a long time. 

Lockscreen is executed from a terminal emulator running inside the SunWindows system.  When any keyboard or mouse button is pressed, the dark screen is replaced by an option panel that displays the user name, a dark box, and a prompt for the user’s password.  If the user has no password, or if the −n option is used, the user’s window setup is immediately restored. 

When the option screen appears:

1)Enter the user’s password to return to the Sunwindows environment; this password is not echoed on the screen, or,

2)Point to the black box and click the left button to return to the dark display. 

The panel also allows you to enter a different user name by pointing to the Name: field, clicking the left button, and typing in the name.  You must then supply the appropriate password. 

OPTIONS

−e Add the Exit Desktop choice to the options panel.  If pointed to and clicked, the Sunwindows environment is exited and the current user is logged out. 

−n No password is required to reenter the window environment. 

−r Allows use of the user name root.  Normally, root is not accepted as a valid user name. 

SEE ALSO

suntools(1), login(1)

Sun Release 2.0  —  Last change: 25 March 1985