SLOCK(1) BSD General Commands Manual SLOCK(1)NAMEslock — simple X screen locker
SYNOPSISslock [-v] [cmd [arg ...]]
DESCRIPTIONslock is a simple X screen locker. If provided, cmd [arg ...] is executed
after the screen has been locked.
OPTIONS-v Print version information to stdout and exit.
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
To make sure a locked screen can not be bypassed by switching VTs or
killing the X server with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, it is recommended to dis‐
able both in xorg.conf(5) for maximum security:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontVTSwitch" "True"
Option "DontZap" "True"
EndSection
EXAMPLES
$ slock /usr/sbin/s2ram
CUSTOMIZATIONslock can be customized by creating a custom config.h from config.def.h
and (re)compiling the source code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
May 8, 2024