hi, thanks a lot. it's a nice idea and it works.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > for completeness: > > i ended up finding out that from x11, openvt works better than chvt. > something like the following works ok (could use some improvement, but > the situation has improved greatly): > > /usr/bin/openvt -s -- /usr/bin/vlock -a > > [ there should be no more from me on this thread ;-) ] > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- bye, alias m.nine.six.