HP-UX Reference (11i v2 03/08) - 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.
HP-UX 11i Version 2: August 2003 − 1 − Hewlett-Packard Company Section 1−−467