Questions tagged [lock]
A generic term for placing a restriction of some sort. It could refer to placing a password-based or biometric protection over a device, a system or a set of data. It could also refer to placing read-only protection on certain configuration or data (like files). Questions using this tag can also be regarding the opposite action of unlocking.
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Lock screen after auto login Debian/Ubuntu
My situation:
Need auto login for my Wheezy.
Sometimes I'm away from my PC when it rebootsso I need to lock
the screen after auto login.
When I type /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver-command -l it locks ...
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Why does my account keeps getting locked? What does the log Event 4648 means?
I have this problem I just cant seem to find the source.
My AD account keeps getting locked.
Using lockout status and looking at the netlogon log i figured out which PC it is.
I know which process is ...
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Unusual and sudden slow login and lock screen in Windows 7
I have Windows 7 Professional on my laptop (since 2011, not updated). It was working fine, but suddenly the login screen has an unusually long please wait time, and lock screen takes about a minute or ...
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Why does Windows 7 only lock the computer upon stopping the screensaver? [closed]
On Windows 7, when I leave my station unattended, the screensaver starts. After a certain time -- although not exactly with starting the screensaver -- as soon as I leave the screensaver, the station ...
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Can I *actually* lock my computer, so that the only thing I can do is type my password? [duplicate]
I make frequent use of Win+L, which will lock my computer and prompt me to enter my password to unlock it. This is to prevent other (mischevious) people from doing anything while I am away.
However, ...
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"Console lock display off time-out" not working
I followed the advice of numerous tutorials to enable the "Console lock display off time-out" setting in advanced power options, and I have changed my currently active plan to time out after 1 minute ...
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How to lock a folder forever even if OS has been changed?
I need to use a folder lock software to protect my private folders. But there is a main problem with most of them.
Imagine I installed one of them on my sysem that runs Windows 7. Everything is ok up ...
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Excel - Lock cells based on color?
I have this excel sheet where i want to protect some cells from formating and editing. All these cells are colored with a specific color.
The sheet is very big and therefor i am looking for a way to ...
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How to lock my computer after a certain amount of time from login?
I have an 8-year-old son, who likes to spend too much time playing computer games and browsing the internet. I have allowed him an hour of computer time in the morning and an hour in the evening. ...
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Remember sudo password until screen lock possible?
I usually use Linux as my standard working system and I learned a lot from actually using it. For this particular question I found no answer yet.
The sudo command usually remembers me typing in my ...
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Warning about locking Windows 7 after inactivity
I'm working with sensitive data and I forget to lock my Windows frequently when I leave computer. Is there a way how can I lock Windows automatically after certain idle time and get a warning before?
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From the terminal, how do I determine the date/time for the last time Windows was locked or unlocked?
I press WinKey + L every time I physically leave my computer, for basic security. When I come back, I enter the short Windows password and press Enter to go back into my desktop. (This is not "...
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Cannot Unlock ATA Security Locked Hard Drive Locked During Secure Erase
As stated in the title, I’ve got an ATA security-locked hard drive that I cannot seem to unlock. The locking happened after I started an ATA security-enhanced erase from Ubuntu’s Disks utility. The ...
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Screen (not Lock Screen) Timeout Stuck at 1 Minute
I recently got a new laptop (Lenovo T440p with Windows 8.1 Pro) and was having the following issue: the screen would lock (screen would go black and require a password to get back in) after 1 minute. ...
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When System PID 4 is locking a file or folder, How can I determine what program/process/service is locking it without guesswork?
(This question is not a duplicate of Find out which process is locking a file or folder in Windows I am asking specifically about when PID-4 is locking it (besides the fact that i'm saying without ...
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