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NAME

6       slimlock - Unholy Screen Locker
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SYNOPSIS

9       slimlock [-v]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  Frankenstein's  monster of screen lockers. Grafting SLiM and slock
13       together leads to blood, tears, and locked screens.
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OPTIONS

16       -v     display version information
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CONFIGURATION

19       Slimlock reads the same configuration files you use for SLiM. It  looks
20       in  CFGDIR/slim.conf  and CFGDIR/slimlock.conf, where CFGDIR is defined
21       when built - usually /etc.  The options that are  read  from  slim.conf
22       are  hidecursor,  current_theme, background_color and background_style,
23       screenshot_cmd, and welcome_msg. See the SLiM docs  for  more  informa‐
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26       slimlock.conf contains the following settings:
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29       dpms_standby_timeout
30              number  of  seconds of inactivity before the screen blanks.  De‐
31              fault: 60
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34              number of seconds of inactivity before the screen is turned off.
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37       wrong_passwd_timeout
38              delay  in  seconds  after an incorrect password is entered.  De‐
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42              message to display after a failed authentication  attempt.   De‐
43              fault: Authentication failed
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46              message  to display after a failed authentication attempt if the
47              CapsLock is on.  Default: Authentication failed (CapsLock is on)
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49       show_username
50              1 to show username on themes with single input field; 0 to  dis‐
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53       show_welcome_msg
54              1 to show SLiM's welcome message; 0 to disable.  Default: 0
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56       tty_lock
57              1 to disallow virtual terminals switching; 0 to allow.  Default:
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60       bell   1 to enable the bell on authentication failure;  0  to  disable.
61              Default: 1
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BUGS

64       Where  the theme defines a welcome message or password prompt, slimlock
65       displays them in the wrong place.
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67       Using the same theme as slim assumes the theme is appropriate. Most  of
68       the  themes  out there (including our defaults) put the word "Login" on
69       the panel, which isn't quite right for a screen lock.
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71       To alleviate both of these,  you  can  specify  a  different  theme  in
72       CFGDIR/slimlock.conf,    which    will    override   the   setting   in
73       CFGDIR/slim.conf, but you still need to find  (or  create)  a  suitable
74       lock theme.
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SEE ALSO

77       slim(1)
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81version 0.9                    January 12, 2023                    slimlock(1)
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