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diff --git a/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/vlock.1 b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/vlock.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c0e6e5e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/vlock.1 @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +.TH VLOCK 1 "16 May 1996" "kbd" +.SH NAME +vlock \- Virtual Console lock program +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B vlock +.PP +.B vlock [ -a,--all ] [ -c,--current ] [ -h,--help ] [ -v,--version ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B vlock +is a program to lock one or more sessions on the Linux console. This is +especially useful for Linux machines which have multiple users with access +to the console. One user may lock his or her session(s) while still allowing +other users to use the system on other virtual consoles. If desired, the +entire console may be locked and virtual console switching disabled. +.PP +By default, only the current VC (virtual console) is locked. With the +\fB-a,-all\fR option all VCs are locked. The locked VCs cannot be unlocked +without the invoker's password. And, for the paranoid, +vlock makes it a trying experience for those attempting to guess the +password, so unauthorized access to session(s) is highly unlikely. +.PP +Please note that it is entirely possible to completely lock yourself out of +the console with the \fB-a,--all\fR option if you cannot remember your +password! Unless you are able to kill vlock by logging in remotely via a +serial terminal or network, a hard reset is the only method of ``unlocking'' +the display. +.PP +\fBvlock\fR works for console sessions primarily. However, there is +support for trying to lock non-console sessions as well, but that +support has not been well tested. +.SH OPTIONS +.B -a,--all +.IP +Lock all console sessions and disable VC switching. +.PP +.B -c,--current +.IP +Lock the current session (this is the default). +.PP +.B -h,--help +.IP +Print a brief help message. +.PP +.B -v,--version +.IP +Print the version number of \fBvlock\fR. +.PP +.SH AUTHOR +Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com> |