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34.\"	@(#)lock.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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36.Dd June 6, 1993
37.Dt LOCK 1
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm lock
41.Nd reserve a terminal
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm lock
44.Op Fl p
45.Op Fl t Ar timeout
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47.Nm Lock
48requests a password from the user, reads it again for verification
49and then will normally not relinquish the terminal until the password is
50repeated.
51There are two other conditions under which it will terminate: it
52will timeout after some interval of time and it may be killed by someone
53with the appropriate permission.
54.Pp
55Options:
56.Pp
57.Bl -tag -width Fl
58.It Fl p
59A password is not requested, instead the user's current login password
60is used.
61If the user has an S/Key key, they may also use it
62to unlock the terminal. To do this the user should enter "s/key"
63at the unlock "Key:" prompt. The user will then be issued an S/Key
64challange to which they may respond with a six-word S/Key one-time
65password.
66.It Fl t Ar timeout
67The time limit (default 15 minutes) is changed to
68.Ar timeout
69minutes.
70.El
71.Sh SEE ALSO
72.Xr skey 1
73.Sh HISTORY
74The
75.Nm lock
76command appeared in
77.Bx 3.0 .
78