Rules Related To 'screen'

Install the screen Package

Description

To enable console screen locking, install the screen package. The screen package can be installed with the following command:

$ apt-get install screen

Instruct users to begin new terminal sessions with the following command:

$ screen

The console can now be locked with the following key combination:

ctrl+a x

Rationale

A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not logout because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operation system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.

The screen package allows for a session lock to be implemented and configured.