[PATCH] Add subsection to cookbook about session locking with xss-lock

Chris Boeg wrote on 24 May 2020 10:54

Recipients:(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)(name . Chris Bøg)(address . chris@boeg.me)

Message-ID:20200524085407.13352-1-chris@boeg.me

--- doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)

Toggle diff (54 lines)diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texiindex 2a605276e6..4e031859c0 100644--- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi+++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi@@ -1617,6 +1617,47 @@ Then you need to add the following code to a StumpWM configuration file (set-font (make-instance 'xft:font :family "DejaVu Sans Mono" :subfamily "Book" :size 11)) @end lisp +@node Session lock+@subsection Session lock+@cindex sessionlock++Depending on your environment, locking the screen of your session might come built in+or it might be something you have to set up yourself. If you use a desktop environment+like GNOME or KDE, it's usually built in. If you use a plain window manager like+StumpWM or EXWM, you might have to set it up yourself.++@node Xorg+@subsubsection Xorg++If you use Xorg, you can use the utility+@uref{https://www.mankier.com/1/xss-lock, xss-lock} to lock the screen of your session.+xss-lock is triggered by DPMS which since Xorg 1.8 is auto-detected and enabled if+ACPI is also enabled at kernel runtime.++To use xss-lock, you can simple execute it and put it into the background before+you start your window manager from e.g. your @file{~/.xsession}:++@example+xss-lock -- slock &+exec stumpwm+@end example++In this example, xss-lock uses @code{slock} to do the actual locking of the screen when+it determines it's appropriate, like when you suspend your device.++For slock to be allowed to be a screen locker for the graphical session, it needs to+be made setuid-root so it can authenticate users, and it needs a PAM service. This+can be done by adding the following service to your @file{config.scm}:++@lisp+(screen-locker-service slock)+@end lisp++If you manually lock your screen, e.g. by directly calling slock when you want to lock+your screen but not suspend it, it's a good idea to notify xss-lock about this so no+confusion happens. This can be done by executing @code{xset s activate} immediately+before you execute slock.+ @node Setting up a bind mount @section Setting up a bind mount -- 2.26.2

Chris Boeg wrote on 24 May 2020 12:44

[PATCH v2] Add subsection to cookbook about session locking with xss-lock

Recipients:(address . 41502@debbugs.gnu.org)(name . Chris Bøg)(address . chris@boeg.me)

Message-ID:20200524104444.16375-1-chris@boeg.me

---Improve wording
doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)

Toggle diff (54 lines)diff --git a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi b/doc/guix-cookbook.texiindex 2a605276e6..8651bc4429 100644--- a/doc/guix-cookbook.texi+++ b/doc/guix-cookbook.texi@@ -1617,6 +1617,47 @@ Then you need to add the following code to a StumpWM configuration file (set-font (make-instance 'xft:font :family "DejaVu Sans Mono" :subfamily "Book" :size 11)) @end lisp +@node Session lock+@subsection Session lock+@cindex sessionlock++Depending on your environment, locking the screen of your session might come built in+or it might be something you have to set up yourself. If you use a desktop environment+like GNOME or KDE, it's usually built in. If you use a plain window manager like+StumpWM or EXWM, you might have to set it up yourself.++@node Xorg+@subsubsection Xorg++If you use Xorg, you can use the utility+@uref{https://www.mankier.com/1/xss-lock, xss-lock} to lock the screen of your session.+xss-lock is triggered by DPMS which since Xorg 1.8 is auto-detected and enabled if+ACPI is also enabled at kernel runtime.++To use xss-lock, you can simple execute it and put it into the background before+you start your window manager from e.g. your @file{~/.xsession}:++@example+xss-lock -- slock &+exec stumpwm+@end example++In this example, xss-lock uses @code{slock} to do the actual locking of the screen when+it determines it's appropriate, like when you suspend your device.++For slock to be allowed to be a screen locker for the graphical session, it needs to+be made setuid-root so it can authenticate users, and it needs a PAM service. This+can be achieved by adding the following service to your @file{config.scm}:++@lisp+(screen-locker-service slock)+@end lisp++If you manually lock your screen, e.g. by directly calling slock when you want to lock+your screen but not suspend it, it's a good idea to notify xss-lock about this so no+confusion occurs. This can be done by executing @code{xset s activate} immediately+before you execute slock.+ @node Setting up a bind mount @section Setting up a bind mount -- 2.26.2

Ludovic Courtès wrote on 24 May 2020 21:52

Recipients:(name . Chris Boeg)(address . chris@boeg.me)(address . 41502-done@debbugs.gnu.org)

Message-ID:87eer93yaw.fsf@gnu.org

Hi Chris,
Chris Boeg <chris@boeg.me> skribis:

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> doc/guix-cookbook.texi | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)

Nice! I added a commit log following our conventions and committed it.
Thanks,Ludo’.

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