Re: [9fans] how to lock cpu console

[Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com>]

Steve has a conslock in sources. I have a couple of CPUs in open areas
that I lock using it. Put it as the last action in /cfg/machine/cpurc
to lock on startup.

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On Aug 31, 2010, at 8:04 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
wrote:

>> There is also, somewhere, a screen locker program that (I think) Rob
>> wrote a few years back; I compiled it and used it successfully last
>> year, and you could certainly stick that in your cpustart to
>> automatically lock the screen. However, for the life of me I can't
>> find the code right now, so maybe somebody else can point to it.
>
> i didn't suggest lock for cpu servers since it requires
> rio.  seems silly to run rio on the console just to lock it.
> and unfortunately, i think this method would also interfere
> with the serial console.  and it wouldn't be immune to
> a three-fingered salute, ^P, ^T^Tr, and other hilarity.
>
> since there are no interrupts on the console, it would seem
> trivial to me to, ahem, lock down the console with a 10 line program.
> you'd be left with defending against ^T^Tr, ^P, etc.
> but then again, the power button or network cable is sooo
> convienent.  heck, just take the machine home.  :-P.
>
> - erik
>