Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

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From: Ramil Farkhshatov <ramil_AT_gmx.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:48:59 +0300

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:46:43PM +0000, Anselm R Garbe wrote:
> > The power button sounds a bit drastic. Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to
> > switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there?
>
> No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote logins).
In linux one can press Alt-SysRq-R (magic «unraw keyboard») then
Alt-F2 to switch to vc2, this should work even if x-server grabs keyboard.

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Ramil Farkhshatov

Received on Thu Dec 17 2009 - 13:48:59 UTC

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