Re: [gentoo-user] escape from i3lock

["François-Xavier CARTON" <fx.carton@yahoo.fr>]

On 7/10/19 7:03 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> Here is my next "low information" question, haha.
> 
> I use i3lock which is like Xscreensaver but much much simpler; it plays
> no movies or games, just blanks the screen with a configured color or
> image.  To unlock it you have to type your password.
> 
> It bothers me that even when i3lock has locked the X session, I can
> still switch to other Linux virtual consoles with Alt-Control-F<n> ,
> without typing the password.  It so happens that on one of the other
> virtual consoles there is often an interactive root shell :-P
> 
> So, is it possible to prevent virtual console switching while the X
> screen is locked, but still allow it at other times?  Looks like
> something the locker program would have to do, not the X server; but
> again I don't know much about this stuff.
> 

Not a direct answer to your question, but as a workaround you can use 
tmux sessions, and simply detach them and logout when you lock your 
computer.

Also, if this is just a shell to start the X server, you can launch it 
as "startx & bg; disown" and then logout.