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30.\"	@(#)lock.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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32.Dd June 6, 1993
33.Dt LOCK 1
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm lock
37.Nd reserve a terminal
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Fl np
41.Op Fl t Ar timeout
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm
44requests a password from the user, reads it again for verification
45and then will normally not relinquish the terminal until the password is
46repeated.
47There are two other conditions under which it will terminate: it
48will timeout after some interval of time and it may be killed by someone
49with the appropriate permission.
50.Pp
51Options:
52.Pp
53.Bl -tag -width Fl
54.It Fl n
55No timeout is used.
56The terminal will be locked indefinitely or until current challenge is met.
57.It Fl p
58A password is not requested, instead the user's current login password
59is used.
60If the user has an S/Key key, they may also use it
61to unlock the terminal.
62To do this the user should enter "s/key" at the unlock "Key:" prompt.
63The user will then be issued an S/Key challenge to which they may respond
64with a six-word S/Key one-time password.
65.It Fl t Ar timeout
66The time limit (default 15 minutes) is changed to
67.Ar timeout
68minutes.
69.El
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr skey 1
72.Sh HISTORY
73The
74.Nm
75command appeared in
76.Bx 3.0 .
77