Questions tagged [lock-screen]
The lock screen lets a user lock the currently-running session behind a password screen. This screen may either be blank or show a screensaver until mouse or keyboard activity is detected.
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Ubuntu 16.04 login screen inactive
Good Afternoon,
I am using Dell Inspiron 5110 with Ubuntu 16.04.
After update several days ago, my display started to dim. I looked many opinions on the matter and i came to the conclusion, that ...
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Disable user intervention until password entered (not logout)
I'm looking for an option to turn user input off (so to say enable read-only mode) leaving the same picture on screen without logging out from the system, but requiring password to be entered to ...
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How to resize lock-screen background using the command line on ubuntu 18.04?
What the title says. The command
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options "scaled"
works for the desktop, but obviously not for the lock screen. I have no idea what the schema for ...
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Lock Screen on closing lid(not suspend) Ubuntu 16.04 gnome
I was previously using Ubuntu 16.04 Unity. I changed to gnome. Earlier it used to lock the screen when I closed the lid. I could listen to music without any trouble. Now on closing the lid it suspends ...
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Cannot change a keyboard layout on the lock screen
I have two keyboard layouts installed in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS + GNOME. Sometimes, after some idle period, my computer goes into a lock screen when the layout is the other than I need to type my ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 change Login Screen theme (not wallpaper)
I can't seem to find any way to change the default orange on black theme on Ubuntu 18.04. I am using Adapta theme on my desktop, but it does not get applied to the login screen. Please notice that I ...
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How can I change the Lock Screen (not Wallpapewaar) background?
Currently I want to change the lock screen picture. I cannotyucg ewww w set it to another picture that I want. The current pictures are the ones I set up when I first installed Ubuntu.
I can change ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - prevent displays from sleeping on Lock
I can lock my screen using Super + L keyboard shortcut or the button on the top right corner of the desktop (along with the power and settings) but this immediately turns my monitors off. I want to be ...
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Why can this command unlock my lock screen without password? (Security question)
I work at an IT company, started here not so long ago. Many of us are using linux, and I have discovered a problem or security issue with Ubuntu.
As it is now, locking the screen is of no use in case ...
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Can't find lock computer option in ubuntu 18
When I click ctrl+alt+del I wan to lock my computer (not log off). I can not find the lock option, only log out and it says
[user] will be logged out automatically in 60 seconds
How to enable ...
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Keep a laptop running with closed lid
I am trying to keep my laptop running with the lid closed.
What I've done so far is:
In the file /etc/systemd/logind.conf add HandleLidSwitch=ignore both for docked and plain mode. This didn't do ...
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Laptop doesn't work after closing
I have Xiaomi Notebook Pro (CPU: Intel Core i7-8550U, GPU: GPU: GeForce MX150) with Ubuntu 18.04. After "sleep mode" with open laptop it works fine. But after closing the laptop I see the next screen.
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Mouse cursor lags behind after screen lock / user switching
I recently created a second user account on my computer due to somebody else needing to use it.
It appears that when I lock my session to let them open one with their account, the mouse cursor ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - how can I prevent my display turning off immediately when I lock the screen? [duplicate]
My display turns off when I lock the screen (with ctrl+alt+l). This is pretty anoying, because when I want to unlock immediately after that I need to wait like 3 seconds until my screen turns on.
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How to unlock the screen at the start of the laptop [closed]
I set two passwords, one for the screen and one for the startup. When I start the laptop, appears a dialog box that says "Enter password" with 8 spaces to type. This is before you can see any screen ...
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Is a started via terminal script program halted when screen locks?
I would like to ask pretty much what the title says but I should better explain in details my situation.
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and I have installed Protege.
I am trying to perform a task(export a ...
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How to not show the clock screen when unblanking screen
I have the lock screen disabled and the screen goes blank after 10 minutes. When I return to my PC and move the mouse, the screen unblanks and I'm presenting with a digital clock display (time and ...
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How can I zoom out the lock screen on Ubuntu 18.04?
How can I zoom out the lock screen which is wrongly zoomed in?
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How to autostart `xautolock` in Lubuntu?
I put the command in:
.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart
but it doesn't seem to be executed. I found a strange workaround (see below).
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Ubuntu 18.04 opening system setting logs me out
I've recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a dual-boot configuration with Windows 10. I noticed today that, when trying to open system settings, Ubuntu seems to log me out to the lock screen. When I log ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 (Gnome) authentication error when logging after lock/suspend
I have an issue with screen unlocking. It just rejects my password. And I noticed, it depends on time how long it was locked/suspended! If I unlock 10-20 min. after locking it accepts password and ...
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Disabling Lock Screen 18.04
I've just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and I want to disable the lock screen. I don't want to see it at all, neither on power-on nor after suspension.
I tried:
Settings -> Privacy -> Screen Lock -> ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 does not wake up from the lock screen
I have recently installed a fresh copy of ubuntu 18.04 on a dell alienware 15 R4. Unfortunately, whenever I let the screen go black on the lock screen (or just lock my computer), there is no way of ...
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Kubuntu 18.04 blank screen on resume from suspend
Hi there GNU/Linux community.
So I've been having a problem with my Kubuntu PC where after I try to resume the computer from its suspended state the screen never turns on, stays in idle mode. My ...
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How to change lock screen background and keep the wallpaper unchanged
I am on Ubuntu 16 and I want to change the lock screen background. I don't want by wallpaper to be changed.
I have tried this but it only changes the login screen wallpaper. I want the changes to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 login screen looks weird
It asks for login profile name and then password. Is it some kind of problem or it looks that way?
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How do I lock screen automatically after timeout? There is no screensaver menu!
I have read the Anwar’s answer to a related question
but cannot find the screensaver menu.
How to fix the problem?
Version:
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
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How to set custom lock screen time in Ubuntu 18.04
The maximum lock time in Ubuntu 18.04, when set via GUI, is 15 minutes. This can be set in Settings → Power → Power Saving → Blank screen.
I'd like to increase this to 30 minutes for ...
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Lock screen not prompting for password
If I lock using Super+L, my screen is locked. However, if the screen remains locked for too long, when I come back I drag up to type in my password, my password is never requested and the screen is ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Lockscreen background refuses to change
Title says it all really. I've tried using the gnome tweak tool, and I've also tried changing the lockscreen background from within the system settings. No matter what I do it seems to always default ...
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How to disable screen locking in Ubuntu 18.04/GNOME shell?
I'm missing a setting to disable screen locking in Ubuntu 18.04 with the default desktop GNOME shell. In versions < 18.04 (maybe < 17.10) it was possible to search "lock" in the Unity dashboard ...
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Razer blade stealth 2018 ubuntu 18.04 charging bug
Running ubuntu 18.04 on a 2018 Razer Blade Stealth with thunderbolt charger.
When I plug the charger in, it either doesn't recognize that I've plugged a charger in or the screen blanks and locks/...
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Desktop section of gnome-tweak-tool missing lock screen wallpaper options [duplicate]
In this thread, the answer shows this menu:
However, I don't see the 'Lock Screen' section. I'm trying to change the 'Adjustment' setting for my lock screen wallpaper.
Was this removed? If so, how ...
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I've suspended with the wrong keyboard layout, how to log in again?
I use 2 keyboard layouts de1 and de2. Regularly, I try out d2 and close the lid. Upon reopening I need to log in again but I can only do so via de2.
I can click on the little indicator to switch ...
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Slow recovering from lock screen Ubuntu 18.04
I addition to being aesthetically pleasing, I am quite pleased with some of the new features in 18.04. However, what I am not quite impressed with is how slow it is recovering from the lock screen. ...
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Ubuntu Mate presents three(!!!) lock screens after suspend / reopening the lid
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 and I am using the Mate desktop.
On my Razer Blade laptop, when I close the without logging off, then open the lid again, I have to enter my password three times ...
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Lock screen without blank in 18.04
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop. When I lock the computer, I want the screen to remain on indefinitely. I do want the computer to lock automatically when it is idle (but still, the screen should ...
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How to make lock screen appear in monitor connected to laptop
I currently have a laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 installed, which I connect to a desk monitor. Every time I turn on the laptop, the lock screen only appears in the laptop's monitor and not my desk monitor. ...
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upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04, lock screen is stuck
Right now I'm upgrading a fairly clean install of 16.04 to 18.04 and it seems to be stuck.
I mean, after some time into the upgrade it went on screen lock and I typed my username and password and it ...
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Disable password request from suspend - 18.04
How can I disable password request after suspend in Ubuntu 18.04? I have already turned off the screen lock but that didn't fix it.
I am new Ubuntu user. There seems to be lots of information on how ...
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Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen
Issue: Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen. Then I try to log back in, the screen remains black and no login screen is displayed.
Environment:
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Why does my Ubuntu 17.10 lock screen show "file 2 new notifications"
When I move my mouse or hit enter to wake up Ubuntu the lock screen shows "files: 2 new notifications" and "Backups: 1 new notification" but after I enter my password there are no notifications to be ...
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Unity and Gnome lock screens appear at the same time [closed]
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and tried to change the default look to vanilla Gnome following How To Get Stock Gnome Shell In Ubuntu 17.10 instructions. Everything seems to work fine, except when I lock my ...
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Cannot Lock Desktop
I had been messing around trying to customize the guest user accoun and came across "Custom startup commands for LightDM guest session", so naturally I clicked it and nothing happened.
Login
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How can I get back Ubuntu 17.04 login screen style in Ubuntu 17.10?
I would like to set Ubuntu 17.04 login screen and lock screen style in Ubuntu 17.10. The swipe up screen is not a problem :)
Change this
to this
Is there any way to do it?
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The days on my lock screen are in another language
On my lock screen from Ubuntu 17.10.1,
the days are not in English but in German,
like
Monday = Montag
and
Thursday = Donnerstag.
My system standard language is English.
Is there a solution for ...
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How to keep lock screen alive?
When I lock my desktop, the monitor goes to sleep. But I want to keep the monitor active and never go to sleep.
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Lock screen halts file copying in Nautilus
Yesterday I left copying a large amount files about 220GB using nautilus, just copy/paste. I locked the screen with Crtl+Alt+L and this morning I expected it to have finished. However, to my horror, ...
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Screen lock shuts down all applications in 17.10
There is a very bad problem with the "Blank screen" function in Ubuntu 17.10. I refer to the setting accessed via Settings->Power->Blank Screen. This seems to actually perform a screen lock, since I ...
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Ubuntu is Ignoring my Power and Lock Settings
I think I have Googled this problem to death but can't find an answer. Maybe I'm not entering the right search parameters. There is a very common problem with Ubuntu where it keeps cycling back to the ...
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