I've seen such a thing being done in UNIX (the administrator 'unlocked' a
workstation using some kind of super-user password) so I'm sure it can be
done in Linux as well. Sorry but don't know how. I wonder if this is at all
related to shadow passwords?
Rui
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karsten Roemling
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 01:25:04AM -0500, John kofinas wrote:
> >
> > When you lock your monitor while as a user you, use the
> users password to
> > unlock it. Secondly to disable the screen saver you can go
> to settings,
>
> And what about the cases, where a user blocks a computer by
> locking itīs
> screensaver and disappearing into a 2 hour long break? It
> would be wonderful
> if the superuser could unlock the screen and log out the user in such
> cases... Especially if you are in a educational surrounding,
> with loads of
> students waiting for a free computer in one of the computer pools...
>
> So, is this a feature or a bug? And if it is a feature, what
> are the reasons
> for implementing it that way?!?
>
> Thanks,
> Karsten
> --
