Re: Way to auto-set all users' screens to NOT go idle/lock?

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 2:14 AM David Groos <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Dashamir, indeed that was my concern, too, thus I wasn't looking for a
> solution to that problem but am glad to see it. Also, your comment that
> Alkis' solution was a common one surprised me and I wondered why I didn't
> see it in the lts.conf manpage when I looked. So I went back and sure
> enough it was there, and sure enough I had seen/read it but I hadn't
> recognize it as the solution!
>
> *LDM_PASSWORD_HASH*
>            boolean, default *False*
>
>            When set to *True*, this will create a proper shadow entry on the client, allowing for
>            screen locking, and other things which require authentication to work. Note, this
>            allows you to change your password locally, or possibly other actions such as sudo,
>            but these changes are only temporary and will not persist on reboot.
>
> I said that it is a common solution because I have seen the issue of
screen locking several times on this list, and everybody suggests this
solution (we may also say that this is a frequently raised issue).
I even wonder why the default value of this option is not 'True'? Why is it
more useful to have it disabled than to have it enabled?

Dashamir

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