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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
44.Op Fl np
45.Op Fl t Ar timeout
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47.Nm
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 n
59No timeout is used.
60The terminal will be locked indefinitely or until current challenge is met.
61.It Fl p
62A password is not requested, instead the user's current login password
63is used.
64If the user has an S/Key key, they may also use it
65to unlock the terminal.
66To do this the user should enter "s/key" at the unlock "Key:" prompt.
67The user will then be issued an S/Key challenge to which they may respond
68with a six-word S/Key one-time password.
69.It Fl t Ar timeout
70The time limit (default 15 minutes) is changed to
71.Ar timeout
72minutes.
73.El
74.Sh SEE ALSO
75.Xr skey 1
76.Sh HISTORY
77The
78.Nm
79command appeared in
80.Bx 3.0 .
81