I have an unusual request from a user that I support, who would like me to deactivate (or disable) the password request that occurs after the screen is locked in an X session. He runs KDE and when the session is inactive, it locks the screen (as normal). And when he returns he finds it annoying to be asked for his password in order to unlock the screen. After a short period of explaining why this was a security FEATURE of the system, he still insists on having me do this. I have googled for some time and have come up empty handed and was wondering if ANYONE on this list had ever done this and how.
Thanks in advance for any assistance
Michael Weiner
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On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Weiner, Michael weinerm@ccf.org wrote:
I have an unusual request from a user that I support, who would like me to deactivate (or disable) the password request that occurs after the screen is locked in an X session. He runs KDE and when the session is inactive, it locks the screen (as normal). And when he returns he finds it annoying to be asked for his password in order to unlock the screen. After a short period of explaining why this was a security FEATURE of the system, he still insists on having me do this. I have googled for some time and have come up empty handed and was wondering if ANYONE on this list had ever done this and how.
This makes no sense. Locking the screen means having to unlock it. If you don't want to have to unlock it, don't lock it in the first place. Just use the screensaver in "no lock" mode. Go to Settings->Desktop->Screen Saver, select Start Automatically After X mins, and unselect the box beside "Require password to stop". The screensaver will activate after the time you set.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:39:54 -0500, Weiner, Michael wrote:
I have an unusual request from a user that I support, who would like me to deactivate (or disable) the password request that occurs after the screen is locked in an X session. He runs KDE and when the session is inactive, it locks the screen (as normal). And when he returns he finds it annoying to be asked for his password in order to unlock the screen. After a short period of explaining why this was a security FEATURE of the system, he still insists on having me do this. I have googled for some time and have come up empty handed and was wondering if ANYONE on this list had ever done this and how.
Thanks in advance for any assistance
First off, any damn webgibberish in email is *evil* (as well as a gross violation of netiquette, as you should know; on lists it's in general, it's worse; and on this one it's verboten.
see http://expita.com/nomime.html http://www.betips.net/etc/evilmail.html http://www.birdhouse.org/etc/evilmail.html
Just this once, however, if repeat *if* you mean what it sounds like, it's easy.
The names differ slightly from release to release; in F9, F10, and other recent ones, you simply click Main Menu > System > Preferences
Look and Feel > Screensaver. (There are two. To be safe, do both.) In
the bottom left corner, make sure Lock Screen After is *not* checked. This usually fixes it.
-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Beartooth Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:42 PM To: fedora-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Deactivating password request after screen lock
First off, any damn webgibberish in email is *evil* (as well as a gross violation of netiquette, as you should know; on lists it's in general, it's worse; and on this one it's verboten.
First off, the webgibberish as you call it is added as a courtesy thanks to corporate ITD's mail gateway, not really something I can control unless I force the email out another gateway that they don’t control....
Just this once, however, if repeat *if* you mean what it sounds like, it's easy.
The names differ slightly from release to release; in F9, F10, and other recent ones, you simply click Main Menu > System > Preferences
Look and Feel > Screensaver. (There are two. To be safe, do both.) In
the bottom left corner, make sure Lock Screen After is *not* checked. This usually fixes it.
That was sort of the answer I anticipated but that’s more of a per user solution and I was really looking for a universal solution that would work no matter who logs on. I will check it out though.
Thanks for the response and answer Michael Weiner
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