Hiho, Ali Helmy wrote: > On 23/04/06, *pcfe* <pcfe@xxxxxxxx <mailto:pcfe@xxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> When logged in to x-server [runlevel5] i can easily lock down the computer so >> that any access requires the user to enter a password first, while still keeping >> everything running in the background... Is there someway i can do that on >> runlevel3? Lock the computer so that I can go away and be sure no one can do >> anything without the password, and yet keep the procs ruunning in the background? > > My preferred way of doing this is screen. It's in FC core. [...] > what is screen? Try these commands to learn more # rpm -q screen || yum install screen (this checks if screen is installed and if not it will install via yum) # man screen (gives you the manual page, alternatively use the menu System, Help, Applications, screen (need to scroll down a fair bit in the list)) RU PCFE -- ------------------------ http://www.pcfe.net/ ------------------------ Patrick C. F. Ernzer | e-mail: pcfe@xxxxxxxx --go-and-make-your-own-disclaimer--+---------------------------------- En ce temps là, Jesus préchait en Galilée. "En vérité, je vous le dis, y=ax^2+bx+c" "Seigneur" , dit un disciple, "je ne comprends pas!" "C'est normal: c'est une parabole..."