:~>> And what about the cases, where a user blocks a computer by locking it�s
:~>> screensaver and disappearing into a 2 hour long break? It would be wonderful
:~>> if the superuser could unlock the screen and log out the user in such
:~>> cases... Especially if you are in a educational surrounding, with loads of
:~>> students waiting for a free computer in one of the computer pools...
:~>>
:~>> So, is this a feature or a bug? And if it is a feature, what are the reasons
:~>> for implementing it that way?!?
"Standard" xlock is usually set-up in such a way that it accepts the root
password as well. I think kde-locker can be configured to do the same, as
well, but I am not sure what is it good for.
You would certainly not want an user using another users account.
Therefore, all the root could do would be to unlock the screen and log the
first user off. However, the same can be done with:
:~>just click then ctrl+alt+backspace and it will restart xwindows, and take you
:~>back to the login screen...
If you still want to have unlocking with root password, please e-mail me
privately, and I will try to find out if and how this can be done.
Denis
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