Lock all consoles and virtual terminals. - physlock

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Lock all consoles and virtual terminals. More information: GitHub - xyb3rt/physlock: Lightweight linux console locking tool.

  • Lock every console (require current user or root to unlock):

physlock

  • Mute kernel messages on console while locked:

physlock -m

  • Disable SysRq mechanism while locked:

physlock -s

  • Display a message before the password prompt:

physlock -p "{{Locked!}}"

  • Fork and detach physlock (useful for suspend or hibernate scripts):

physlock -d