How to password lock the terminal

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How is it possible that I can password lock my terminal. I do not want anybody but me in the terminal. I want it so like when I start up the terminal, it will ask for a password, and if the password is incorrect, it will exit out, or maybe ask again. What are my possible ways I can do this?

It will password lock the monitor. If you are not running a GUI or you have other specific requirements that it doesn't meet, please clarify. — John1024, Mar 10 '15 at 02:05
@user68186 the software, terminal. I want it so only i can access the terminal. I don't have multiple accounts, so what i mean is i wasn't a passcode lock on my terminal program — LandwardTree68, Mar 10 '15 at 02:21

Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10T06:04:43.390

1) Right click on the terminal window and select Profiles -> Profile Preferences

2) Go to Title and Command tab

3) Check "Run a custom command" and in the Custom Command field, add su yourusername

4) Open a new window to check if this works

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Some users run into a problem with su command, mainly this error su initgroups: Operation not permitted . In such case , use sudo su yourusername. If you do that make sure that you add line Defaults timestamp_timeout=7 in /etc/sudoers file so that after 7 minutes if someone wants to run something with root privileges , the won't be able to, because sudo has timed out. And it's a good security practice in general

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '15 at 02:32

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Lock your desktop if you're stepping away from your computer. Winkey (or meta key) + L will lock your screen. As long as you've set a password on your account, nobody else will be able to access it.

answered Mar 10 '15 at 02:32

Dale C. Anderson

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