URL:
<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878>
Summary: Screen always locks on detach, not just when
explicitly locked with C-a x
Project: GNU Screen
Submitted by: chrisd
Submitted on: Fri 15 Jan 2021 11:28:27 AM UTC
Category: Program Logic
Severity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - Normal
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Release: 4.99.0
Discussion Lock: Any
Fixed Release: None
Planned Release: None
Work Required: None
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Details:
Since commit `787eaed wire up new auth code`, Screen will always request a
password on reattaching, even when the session was detached using C-a d or
even due to a network issue.
Looking through the code, I can't see a way to configure this.
I often use Screen to work over unreliable connections, sometimes even through
something like `autossh`. Older versions of Screen would reconnect seamlessly,
but now I'm having to enter my password every 15 minutes, which gets pretty
frustrating :(
Steps to reproduce:
$ screen
[C-a D]
$ screen -R
screen used by Name <username> on hostname.
Password:
Is this a deliberate change or an accidental regression? Are there any plans
to make this configurable? Or would there be any objections to making it
configurable if I got around to writing a patch?
Thanks!
Chris
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