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Title:Zap Technical Conference
Notice:ZAP Version 5.3 is available. See note 1.1
Moderator:ZAPDEV::MACONI
Created:Mon Feb 24 1986
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:170
Total number of notes:492

123.0. "Modified ZAP which locks screen?" by RIPPLE::KOPEC_ST (Seattle WA 206-(DTN545)-637-4207) Fri Jan 08 1993 17:22

    Has anyone modified ZAP such that, after N minutes of inactivity, ZAP
    "locks" the VT screen, as opposed to logging out the user process?
    Ideally, to unlock the screen the user would simply have to enter his
    VMS password.
    
    					Thx, Stan
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123.1Pausing X windows after inactivity?BACHUS::KNEUTSMon Jan 25 1993 15:377
    Has anybody heared of the existence of a tool which is "pausing" a
    Decwindows (Motif) session after x minutes.  Fileguard is providing
    this kind of functionality on MacIntosh.
    
    Thx 
    
    Erwin
123.2ZAP would love toZAPDEV::MACONIThe Doctor is InMon Jan 25 1993 17:156
	As I am not a windows programmer, I can not say how it could be done,
	but if someone can come up with some code that will do that I will
	be glad to include it in a future release of ZAP.

						Keith Maconi
123.3Use AUTOLOCK??SAC::BEALESecurity is a Thumb and a Blanket...Wed Jan 27 1993 08:2646
    The following may help. I was trying to work a way of getting into an
    ASSET. Maybe including the functionlaity in ZAP would be the best way
    forward. I hve no idea of how much work would be required. Could you
    give an indication if you can do this.
    
    ANdy
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Note 414.0                   Auto Pause (auto Lock)                   38 replies
MDVAX3::HEFFERN "Steve Heffern, St. Louis, Missouri" 33 lines  16-APR-1990 14:20
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    How to pause and then lock a DECWindows session.
    
    I have built a little something with a lot of help from other
    people that performs this useful function.  It uses the screen
    saver timeout value to  determine the maximum amount of time
    sit around waiting for the user to do something.  Then it uses
    a DECWINDOWS SPECIFIC method of using property  notification to
    determine that a user isn't using his/her keyboard or mouse.
     
    When all seems quite long enough, the program will check for
    the PAUSE window. If the PAUSE window isn't visible, it will
    pop up a lock window that is a lot  like the PAUSE window.
     
    To unlock the screen, the user will have to enter their VMS
    password.  The password is checked using routines that will
    work only on VMS 5.3 and below. (5.4 provides us with a System
    Service that will replace this code, but I don't have 5.4)
     
    The code isn't a real gem, but it works.  We've been using it a
    couple of days and we've come to depend on it already.  We've
    even put it at a  customer site.
     
    A saveset to just install AutoLock is:
    
    REDBRD""::AUTOLOCK010.A
      
    A saveset with AUTOLOCK010 and all the sources is:
    
    REDBRD""::AUTOLOCK_EVERYTHING.BCK
    
    Have fun,
    Steve