Which command locks screen with lightDM?
I used to lock screen with this command, but it stopped working recently, probably after update. I'm running VERSION="13.10, Saucy Salamander"
. How can I restore this function?
$ gdmflexiserver method return sender=:1.10 -> dest=:1.97 reply_serial=2
I used to invoke this command with openbox keybinding:
<keybind key="XF86ScreenSaver">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gdmflexiserver</execute>
</action>
I think it used to work from terminal emulator as well.
UPDATE: To my surprise, it works again. This might be because of system update.
method return sender=:1.10 -> dest=:1.71 reply_serial=2
What @wilf said, but maybe you are looking for
dm-tool lock
for a different lock experience. (Because you said with lightDM...)
SECURITY WARNING: avoid using dm-tool lock unless you can verify it works correctly, see:
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=740163
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxsession/+bug/1205384
Just this normally works, but with gdm
(Gnome Desktop Manager):
gnome-screensaver-command -l
If this is from a tty
, you need to run export display=:0
or something first - you can find the current user session using w
.
I think I'll just leave this in for reference