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From: nuggets@cs.tu-berlin.de (Lars Hentschke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps
Subject: Re: [NetBSD] X Screenlocker & Crypt
Date: 29 Jun 1993 09:22:16 GMT
Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
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Brian K. Holman (bkh@nephi-hbll.byu.edu) wrote:
: I have got xnlock and xlock from export.lcs.mit.edu. They are suppose
: to allow you to lock your X console until you enter your current password.
: I have NetBSD 0.8 with the security binaries installed. Both programs
: compiled fine except that it won't accept my password. Just for fun I
: tried to enter my password in its crypted form as well and that didn't
: work either. I'm sure it must be something with crypt. Has anyone had
: a similar problem or have an idea how to solve it. I am using XFree 1.3.
Yes, my xlock doesn't work too.
But it works great under root-permissions:
set-uid-bit and owner root on that file and type as password
root's password for unlocking X.
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Lars.