Lock Screen Server 12.10

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2013-02-05 10:43, Colin Law wrote:
> On 5 February 2013 09:20, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 5 February 2013 04:49, Fabian von Romberg 
>> <fromberg100 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> thanks for the reply.  I tried that, the screen gets lock but when 
>>> I move the mouse the screen gets unlocked and I never get asked to 
>>> type for password.
>>
>> In Brightness and Lock tell us all the settings you have set there.
>>
>> Also make sure that you have not got a screensaver active which may 
>> be
>> what you are seeing rather than the screen lock.
>
> Having tried it I can't get it to ask for my password either.  I 
> can't
> find a bug for it in Launchpad but it should be reported and marked 
> as
> a security issue.  I am using 12.10 32 bit desktop.
>
> Colin

Just now a security report came by: 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1716-1
So I'm assuming it's fixed now.

Best regards,
Patrick Asselman

>
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Fabian
>>>
>>> On 02/04/2013 12:22 AM, Tom H wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Fabian von Romberg
>>>> <fromberg100 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Im running Ubuntu 12.10 Server. When Im logged as root and I lock
>>>>> the screen with CTRL + ALT + L, I see a black screen, but when I
>>>>> move the mouse and hit any key, I get back to my desktop without
>>>>> being prompt for the root password. How can I make so when I lock
>>>>> the screen root password must be entered.
>>>>
>>>> (A *server* with a mouse and ctrl-alt-l?!)
>>>>
>>>> Check the settings in the "Brightness and Lock" panel in "System 
>>>> Settings".
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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