Comments on: Ubuntu – Auto-login and lock screen

By: Live

Live — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:13:42 +0000

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

Kalmi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:18:01 +0000

You can get the keyring to never ask for password by changing its password to nothing.

By: Robert Collins

Robert Collins — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:09:44 +0000

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

Sam Lesher — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:06:20 +0000

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

Lucas — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:48:01 +0000

Is there any reason to prefere xdg-screensaver over gnome-screensaver-command ?

By: Marius Scurtescu

Marius Scurtescu — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:46:34 +0000

I see, I did not realize that. Thanks for clarifying.

There seem to be many duplicate ideas for this

By: Marius Scurtescu

Marius Scurtescu — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:44:01 +0000

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

Sam Lesher — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:41:43 +0000

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

Marius Scurtescu — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:37:10 +0000

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?