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robet
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 Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject: Securing TTY1 from physical access. |
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Hello...
I launch FVWM from the first Virtual Terminal with startx (and I'd prefer not to change that). When I leave to do something, I lock the X screen (tty7) with xlockmore. I just realized today that anybody could CRTL-ALT-F1 to the first Virtual Terminal and ^C out of X, leaving them with free access to my home directory. What can I do about this?
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Keiss
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: Securing TTY1 from physical access. |
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| robet wrote: | Hello...
I launch FVWM from the first Virtual Terminal with startx (and I'd prefer not to change that). When I leave to do something, I lock the X screen (tty7) with xlockmore. I just realized today that anybody could CRTL-ALT-F1 to the first Virtual Terminal and ^C out of X, leaving them with free access to my home directory. What can I do about this? |
Is running the fvwm in background an option for you ? Then you could logout or just lock the terminal with vlock ... If that is not possible for whatever reason , you could jump to another terminal, #2 for example and run But maybe there is a better way i dont know about ...
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Paladine01
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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rc-update add xdm default.
Use a graphical login to get around this problem. That way if they switch over to a text terminal they'll have to login. |
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Keiss
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Use a graphical login to get around this problem. That way if they switch over to a text terminal they'll have to login. |
well yes you are right , but as i understand that is not an option for robet ....
| Quote: | | I launch FVWM from the first Virtual Terminal with startx (and I'd prefer not to change that). |
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robet
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I like startx'ing, because often I don't even need FVWM, I stay in terminal.
Trying the vlock method now... separately, isn't there some way to do this with screen?
edit0: Is there a way to tell vlock to lock all TTYs from inside FVWM, preferably executed whenever I xlockmore?
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| Code: | | Trying the vlock method now... separately, isn't there some way to do this with screen? |
If you mean vlocking in a screen ... you could startx from a screen window , then create another one , and vlock it ( apart from locking X with xlockmore), but that's just a variation on the same theme 
| Quote: | | Is there a way to tell vlock to lock all TTYs from inside FVWM, preferably executed whenever I xlockmore? |
As far as i know ... no , you have to lock it from a terminal. |
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