Comments on: Ubuntu – Auto-login and lock screen http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen Sam Lesher Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Live http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-224 Live Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:13:42 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-224 My server in the office that auto POWERS ON at 7AM and auto logs-in (so no one needs to enter the password). I add this in Startup Applications. gnome-screensaver-command --lock I'm using Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS. Thanks. Works like a charm. My server in the office that auto POWERS ON at 7AM and auto logs-in (so no one needs to enter the password).

I add this in Startup Applications.

gnome-screensaver-command –lock

I’m using Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS.

Thanks. Works like a charm.

]]> By: Kalmi http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-223 Kalmi Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:18:01 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-223 You can get the keyring to never ask for password by changing its password to nothing. You can get the keyring to never ask for password by changing its password to nothing.

]]> By: Robert Collins http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-222 Robert Collins Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:09:44 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-222 Two questions: 1a) Why can't you trigger the screen lock mechanism built in Ubuntu? 1b) What is the name of the utility of the screen lock mechanism built in Ubuntu? 2) I'm using the latest Ubuntu 9.04, and I don't see "System->Preferences->Sessions" at all. Has it been renamed? Two questions:
1a) Why can’t you trigger the screen lock mechanism built in Ubuntu?
1b) What is the name of the utility of the screen lock mechanism built in Ubuntu?
2) I’m using the latest Ubuntu 9.04, and I don’t see “System->Preferences->Sessions” at all. Has it been renamed?

]]> By: Sam Lesher http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-221 Sam Lesher Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:06:20 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-221 Lucas, I believe the difference is that xdg-screensaver is a standardized way to lock any compliant screensaver application, such as gnome-screensaver, xscreensaver, kscreensaver, etc. (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong). Lucas, I believe the difference is that xdg-screensaver is a standardized way to lock any compliant screensaver application, such as gnome-screensaver, xscreensaver, kscreensaver, etc. (Someone please correct me if I’m wrong).

]]> By: Lucas http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-220 Lucas Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:48:01 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-220 Is there any reason to prefere xdg-screensaver over gnome-screensaver-command ? Is there any reason to prefere xdg-screensaver over gnome-screensaver-command ?

]]> By: Marius Scurtescu http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-219 Marius Scurtescu Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:46:34 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-219 I see, I did not realize that. Thanks for clarifying. There seem to be many duplicate ideas for this :-) I see, I did not realize that. Thanks for clarifying.

There seem to be many duplicate ideas for this :-)

]]> By: Marius Scurtescu http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-218 Marius Scurtescu Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:44:01 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-218 There is already an idea for this: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9187/ Unfortunately it has -21 votes, not sure why people don't like it. There is already an idea for this:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9187/

Unfortunately it has -21 votes, not sure why people don’t like it.

]]> By: Sam Lesher http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-217 Sam Lesher Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:41:43 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-217 Hi Marius. Unfortunately, gnome-keyring does not unlock if you auto-login in. It only automatically unlocks if you enter your password manually to log into the workstation. The idea has been submitted to Ubuntu brainstorm, here is the link: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11882/ Hi Marius. Unfortunately, gnome-keyring does not unlock if you auto-login in. It only automatically unlocks if you enter your password manually to log into the workstation.

The idea has been submitted to Ubuntu brainstorm, here is the link:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11882/

]]> By: Marius Scurtescu http://www.samlesher.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-auto-login-and-lock-screen#comment-216 Marius Scurtescu Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:37:10 +0000 http://www.samlesher.com/?p=174#comment-216 Auto-login and then lock is a really neat idea. Never thought about it. Why is gnome-keyring prompting you for a password? You can have the keyring automatically unlocked when you login. Or you prefer not to do that? I think this automatic login and then automatic screen lock should be supported by Gnome/Ubuntu. Why don't you add a feature request, or submit an idea to Ubuntu brainstorm? Auto-login and then lock is a really neat idea. Never thought about it.

Why is gnome-keyring prompting you for a password? You can have the keyring automatically unlocked when you login. Or you prefer not to do that?

I think this automatic login and then automatic screen lock should be supported by Gnome/Ubuntu. Why don’t you add a feature request, or submit an idea to Ubuntu brainstorm?

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