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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 spec-
     ify 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 argument
     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	password
	    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 message.

     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 vari-
	    ables.

     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 timeout  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 timeout is
	    used.  Warning: If this value is too low, you may not be able to un-
	    lock 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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