1 .TH VLOCK-CURRENT 8 "28 July 2007" "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
3 vlock-current \- lock current virtual console
7 \fBvlock-current\fR is part of vlock(1), the Virtual Console locking program
8 for Linux. Once started it only exits if correct authentification data (either
9 the current user's or root's) is received. Authentification can be done
10 against PAM or shadow, determined at compile time.
11 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
14 When \fBvlock-current\fR is run as root (uid 0) and this environment variable is
15 set \fBvlock-current\fR works the same as if it was run by that user.
19 When this environment variable is set \fBvlock-current\fR prints its contents
20 before each password prompt.
22 .B VLOCK_PROMPT_TIMEOUT
24 Set this variable to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you will have to
25 enter your password at the password prompt. \fBWarning\fR: If this value is too
26 low, you will have trouble unlocking your machine.
28 \fBvlock-current\fR exits 111 when the username can not be determined.
30 SIGINT, SIGQUIT, and SIGTSTP are ignored ignored. If \fBvlock-current\fR
31 is killed by any other signal the terminal is not restored.
35 Frank Benkstein <frank-vlock@benkstein.net>