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| TTYAUTOLOCK(1) | General Commands Manual | TTYAUTOLOCK(1) |
NAME
ttyautolock - Lock session if associated TTY loses focus
SYNOPSIS
[SESSION_ID | auto]
DESCRIPTION
Takes session ID or auto, finds associated TTY, watches /sys/class/tty/tty0/active for changes. Locks session on transition from associated TTY to any other. Locking is done via "loginctl lock-session".
auto argument relies on "loginctl show-session auto" behavior.
SYSTEMD USER SERVICE
ttyautolock@.service with default auto specifier can be enabled and started to always lock graphical session on TTY switch.
Alternatively it can be started on-demand and with custom session ID as specifier.
SEE ALSO
loginct(1), inotifywait(1)
| 2026-04-06 |