RE: Locking of a Xterm Terminal

[Arindam Dey <adey komnas com>]

On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 11:44, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> >>Screensaver?
> 
> Nope that wouldn't do. as Mentioned, I'm using Putty (ssh terminal client)
> to access the server from a Windows Box.

After seeing the myriad of suggestions thrown at the fellow I thought I will
also jump into the fray

vlock command is your friend

<From man vlock>

vlock  is  a program to lock one or more sessions on the Linux console.
       This is especially useful for Linux machines which have multiple  users
       with  access  to  the console.  One user may lock his or her session(s)
       while still allowing other users to use the  system  on  other  virtual
       consoles.   If  desired,  the  entire console may be locked and virtual
       console switching disabled.

</From man vlock>

I think the above will satisfy all your requirements and yes it works from 
putty also. I just tested it.

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Arindam Dey

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