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From: mbrown@testsys.austin.ibm.com (Mark Brown)
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Subject: Re: How do I fix this mile wide security hole?
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Date: 2 May 91 17:03:56 GMT
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fangchin@elaine54.Stanford.EDU (Chin Fang) writes:
> Every now and then I have to be away from my RS6000 console.  Up to now
> I haven't found a good way to lock my console.  Xlock won't cut it since
> anyone can walk up to my console, ALT-CNTL-BKSP, kills X, and then do 
> whatever s/he wants!

Look at the "-T" option on the command "X" which starts the X server.

             -or-
Lock the machine with your key. It will keep running, but the input devices
won't.


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