> No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote logins). That's how it's supposed to be at least. I've encountered a lot screenlockers which let me switch to console anytime.
regarding the problem: That's why I leave ssh running - X locks up (or at least takes no input) and I can restart X from remote. Let's hope you have ssh running, too. (btw: Telnet will also do the job ^^) Surma