NAME

screenlock − disable access to a terminal

SYNOPSIS

­screenlock

DESCRIPTION

­Screenlock grabs the screen, keyboard, and mouse devices to disable access to the Plan 9 terminal on which it is run.  The screen can be unlocked by typing the invoking user’s Plan 9 password and a newline. 

FILES

­/lib/bunny.bit
the image displayed while the terminal is locked

SOURCE

­/sys/src/cmd/screenlock.c

BUGS

Use of this program on communal terminals is anti-social. 

Plan 9  —  February 26, 2010