B.8. Lab B.8: Turn on a Screensaver Password for openSUSE

This lab requires a SUSE (or openSUSE) workstation.

All workstations should require authentication after a time of nonuse. One of the easiest ways to protect a workstation is to use a screensaver that requires a password to exit:

  1. From the desktop, choose System Personal Settings Shortcuts.

  2. Click the action titled Lock Screen.

  3. Enter the keyboard combination for this action (the default is Alt+F12).

  4. Click Close.

  5. Exit the Settings dialog box and verify that the screensaver works when you press ...

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