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VLOCK-MAIN(8)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		 VLOCK-MAIN(8)

NAME
       vlock-main - lock current virtual console

SYNOPSIS
       vlock-main [plugins...]

DESCRIPTION
       vlock-main is part of vlock(1), the Virtual Console locking program for
       Linux.	It locks the current session and will only exit	if the current
       user can	authenticate themselves.  The root user	will also be  able  to
       unlock  the session, unless disabled at compile time.  The command line
       arguments specify plugins that should be	 loaded	 by  vlock-main.   See
       vlock-plugins(5)	for more information.

       If plugin support is disabled at	compile	time, the only supported argu-
       ment is "all".

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The  following environment variables can	be used	to change the behavior
       of vlock-main:

       USER

	      If this variable is when vlock-main is run as root (uid 0) vlock
	      locks the	screen as this user instead of root.  The  root	 pass-
	      word  will  still	be able	to unlock the session, unless disabled
	      at compile time.

       VLOCK_ALL_MESSAGE

	      If this variable is set and all consoles are locked its contents
	      will be used as the locking message instead of the default  mes-
	      sage.

       VLOCK_CURRENT_MESSAGE

	      If  this variable	is set and only	the current consoles is	locked
	      its contents will	be used	as the locking message instead of  the
	      default message.

       VLOCK_MESSAGE

	      If this variable is set its contents will	be used	as the locking
	      message  instead	of the default.	 This overrides	the former two
	      variables.

       VLOCK_TIMEOUT

	      Set this variable	to specify  the	 timeout  (in  seconds)	 after
	      which  the  screen  saver	 plugins (if any) will be invoked.  If
	      this variable is unset or	set to an invalid value	or 0 no	 time-
	      out  is  used.   See vlock-plugins(5) for	more information about
	      plugins.

       VLOCK_PROMPT_TIMEOUT

	      Set this variable	to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you
	      will have	to enter your password at  the	password  prompt.   If
	      this  variable is	unset or set to	an invalid value or 0 no time-
	      out is used.  Warning: If	this value is too low, you may not  be
	      able to unlock your session.

SIGNALS
       Several	signals	 are  ignored.	vlock-main will	try to exit cleanly if
       SIGTERM is received.

SEE ALSO
       vlock(1), vlock-plugins(5)

AUTHORS
       Frank Benkstein <frank-vlock@benkstein.net>

Linux				 28 July 2007			 VLOCK-MAIN(8)

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