vlock project can lock one or more sessions on the Linux console. This is especially useful for Linux machines which have multiple users with access to the console.
One user may lock his or her session(s) while still allowing other users to use the system on other virtual consoles. If desired, the entire console may be locked and virtual console switching disabled.
Requirements:
· Linux-PAM 0.76
What’s New in 2.1 Stable Release:
· FreeBSD and Debian/kFreeBSD are now supported platforms.
· Timeout support was added to the password prompt.
· “vlock –new” now works even if stdin is not a terminal, e.g. from an X run command dialog.
What’s New in 2.2 RC4 Development Release:
· The fix for the previous security issue was changed slightly: directory parts are now silently stripped from erroneous names instead of being reported as errors.
· A file descriptor leak was fixed in the script handling.
· A bug that could result in vlock spinning in an infinite loop if stdin wasn’t a terminal was fixed.
· Unit tests (using cunit) were added.
Sources mirror 1 (tar.gz) (2.1 Stable)
Sources mirror 2 (tar.bz2) (2.1 Stable)
Sources mirror 3 (tar.gz) (2.2 RC4 Development)
Sources mirror 4 (tar.gz) (2.2 RC4 Development)