physlock

linux

Lock all consoles and virtual terminals.

Examples (5)

Lock every console (require current user or root to unlock)

physlock

Mute kernel messages on console while locked

physlock -m

Disable SysRq mechanism while locked

physlock -s

Display a message before the password prompt

physlock -p "Locked!"

Fork and detach physlock (useful for suspend or hibernate scripts)

physlock -d