Re: [dev] [SLOCK] is not safe

On (19/01/10 12:05), Nico Golde wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:05:07 +0100
> From: Nico Golde <nico_AT_ngolde.de>
> To: dev_AT_suckless.org
> Subject: Re: [dev] [SLOCK] is not safe
> List-Id: dev mail list <dev.suckless.org>
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>
> Hi,
> * Andres Perera <andres87p_AT_gmail.com> [2010-01-18 22:16]:
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:23 PM, anonymous <aim0shei_AT_lavabit.com> wrote:
> > >> This thread is hilarious, I find it pretty funny that on a mailing list of the
> > >> suckless project people are suggesting all kinds of weird things to solve this
> > >> instead just using exec /usr/bin/dwm in ~/.xinitrc rather than /usr/bin/dwm.
> > >
> > > Just checked: I was always using exec in xinitrc. And I can still
> > > killall slock.
> >
> > I'm also using exec dwm in xinitrc, as are most people that use startx or xinit.
> >
> > That doesn't solve anything.
>
> Huh? What is the issue then? The original mail stated the problem is putting
> the shell into background by ctrl-z and then killing slock which clearly
> doesn't work if you exec into startx.
>
> Cheers
> Nico

Problem here is not using exec startx or startx & exit, not using or not
using exec in xinitrc/xsession!

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