NAME

vlock-plugins - plugin support for vlock

DESCRIPTION

If vlock-main(8) is compiled with plugin support its default features are very limited: it can only lock the current session and ask for authenticiaton. However it is possible to extend this functions through plugins. These plugins are loaded when vlock-main starts and can provide hooks that are called at certain points during the lifetime of the vlock-main process.

DEFAULT PLUGINS

The following plugins are provided when installing vlock with default options:

all

: This plugin locks all sessions by disabling console switching. It is also loaded when giving the -a,--all option to vlock(1).

new

: This plugin switches to a new virtual console before disabling console switching through the "all" plugin. It is also loaded when giving the -n,--new option to vlock(1).

nosysrq

: Linux only. This plugin disables the Linux SysRQ mechanism before the console switching is locked by the "all" plugin. It is also loaded when giving the -s,--disable-sysrq option to vlock(1).

ADDITIONAL PLUGINS

The following plugins are only available if explicitely selected at build time:

caca

: This plugin runs a random libcaca screensaver when the screen is locked.

WRITING PLUGINS

For information about writing plugins see the PLUGINS file in the vlock source distribution.

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