How to lock the screen in centos

How to lock the screen in centos 

 

http://ejd021-linux.blogspot.in/2011/06/how-to-lock-screen-in-centos.html

 

Hi all.. In windows we are using "Windows+L" short cut to lock the screen, the mouse movement or keyboard entry will unlock the screen and it will ask the system password to unlock the system.

In the same way in linux(centos) we can lock the screen by using the short cut key "ctrl+Alt+L". But this wont lock the screen.. yes.! mouse movement or keyboard entry will make the screen active.

Then how to lock the screen..?

We need to install "xlockmore" using yum or rpm.

Using rpm:

Here we need to install 3 packages.

Before that check the following packages are installed in your system or not using 'rpm -qa '.

1) libXp
2) openmotif
3) xlockmore


If not,

First we need to download the following packages..


# wget ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/CentOS/libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

#wget ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/CentOS/openmotif-2.3.1-5.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm

#wget ftp://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/dag/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/dag/RPMS/xlockmore-5.18-2.2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm

Then install using rpm..

#rpm -iv libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.x86_64.rpm 
#rpm -iv openmotif-2.3.1-5.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
#rpm -iv xlockmore-5.18-2.2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm



Now go to Application => Graphics => Xlock


Now your screen will get lock....