HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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lock(1) lock(1)
NAME
lock - reserve a terminal
SYNOPSIS
lock
DESCRIPTION
lock requests a password from the user, then prints LOCKED on the terminal and refuses to relinquish
the terminal until the password is repeated. If the user forgets the password, the only recourse is to log in
elsewhere and kill the lock process.
Section 1−−458 − 1 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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