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Re:Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys by sontek on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @08:53AM (#25846432)
Sounds like you were probably using gnome-screensaver or some of the many other poorly written alternatives like cinnamon that do this. I don't believe there is any way for xscreensaver to unlock the desktop even if it does crash
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Re:Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys by cbsks on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:30AM (#25847533)
Incorrect. It’s a limitation of X11 that if the screensaver daemon crashes, including xscreensaver, the desktop will be unlocked. See the JWZ links that are posted in this thread.
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