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We've all been using Lucid for several days now. Surely it must have already happened to you that when you went to have a coffee when you returned the screen was locked and the system asked you for your password. This is the famous "Lock Screen" that locks your session to prevent its unauthorized use by third parties. |
The lock screen is actually a very useful security measure. At work, or even at home, when one abandons, for different reasons, the computer ... well, it is exposed. One generally tends not to consider these "security gaps", which have little to do with the software used and a lot to do with the caution of the users.
However, if you are like me and you do not use compus that contain super valuable information or have anyone around you who can use your session without your permission, it is advisable to deactivate the Lock Screen. In addition to being a hassle that it kicks in after a few minutes of inactivity, you can always "lock" your session using the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + L.
That said, here's the trick. To disable the automatic activation of the Lock Screen, go to System> Preferences> Screensaver and deactivate the option "Lock screen when screensaver is active". This prevents your session from being blocked instead of showing the screensaver.
I have a problem, I can't access the screen saver, apparently the "loading" ball appears when an application is opened but it won't open
This is quite useful, but in my case that in my house there are 3 of us who use the machine and it bothered me that when they were blocked they did not have the password, poor = /
I am happy that is was useful for you! A hug! Paul.
Thanks Pablo, a few days ago I updated to Ubuntu 10.04 and this had me wrong.
ooo thank you I was already going crazy ... the bad thing is that I have a remote control and locked the screen I do not "catch" it, now everything is ok 🙂 thanks
That good! I'm glad it worked!
A big hug! Cheers! Paul.
thanks brother I was already bored blocking the screen
thanks for the tip
thanks for the tip
Nothing ... thanks to you x writing.
A hug! Paul.
Nothing ... thanks to you x writing.
A hug! Paul.
The information is really appreciated. I didn't even know what the happy characteristic was called and I was even wearing my hat.
I'm glad it worked!
A hug! Paul.
Thank you very much, I have the xbmc media center connected to a ps2 and always when the pc crashed, the ps2 crashed. now I can play without crashing
Thank you very much
Thank you
==== How to disable screen lock entirely ====
So that the screen can never be locked (eg with Ctrl + Alt + L, the menu option, after user change or after computer suspension) we execute gconf-editor and we mark the / desktop / gnome / lockdown / disable_lock_screen box.
Thus, we will not be able to put the lock screen button or applet on the panel, and if it was in place, it will be inactive or disabled (it will not work).
And in the screensaver the option "Lock screen when the screensaver is active" will not be available, and if it was activated, it will also be deactivated.
This is in classic GNOME. With MATE I think you have to run mateconf-editor and go to / desktop / mate / lockdown / disable_lock_screen.
In the latest versions of MATE it seems that what you are looking for is achieved with dconf-editor, modifying the value of / org / mate / desktop / lockdown / disable_lock_screen.
regards
I confirm that, at least on Linux Mint 15 MATE, the search is achieved with dconf-editor by checking the / org / mate / desktop / lockdown / disable_lock_screen box. Before you have to install dconf-tools (eg from Synaptic) to have and run the command in question.
Notes:
- In dconf-editor the / org / gnome / desktop / lockdown / disable_lock_screen box is enabled by default but has no effect on the subject.
- If gconf-editor is installed and we check the / desktop / gnome / lockdown / disable_lock_screen box, nothing is achieved either.
- mateconf-editor is not available in Synaptic on Linux Mint 15 MATE.
In Linux Mint 17 MATE to have dconf-editor, just install dconf-editor. If you install dconf-tools you get both dconf-editor and dconf-cli (the terminal equivalent).
Good! Thanks for the input, guys.
A hug! Paul.
In classic GNOME you can also achieve what you are looking for by executing (from a terminal or "Run an application" dialog -Alt + F2 keys-) this command:
gconftool-2 -s -t bool / desktop / gnome / lockdown / disable_lock_screen true
Good! Thanks for sharing.
Hug! Paul.
In MATE you can achieve the goal without installing anything by executing (in a terminal or in the "Run an application" dialog box -Alt + F2- keys):
gsettings set org.mate.lockdown disable-lock-screen true
This command is equivalent ...
dconf write / org / mate / desktop / lockdown / disable-lock-screen true
… But for it to work before you have to install the necessary corresponding package, like this:
sudo apt-get install dconf-cli
Interesting. Thank you!
Pablo.