Re: [gentoo-user] escape from i3lock

[Alec Ten Harmsel <alec@alectenharmsel.com>]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 10:03:42AM -0700, 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.

Same here, it's simple and just works.

> 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.

Which init are you using, what display manager, and how are you
launching it? I'm using systemd and sddm, and when I run `i3lock', I
cannot switch to different virtual consoles.

Not sure whether any of that stuff matters, but that was the first thing
I thought of.

Alec