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Trusted Extensions User's Guide

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Updated: October 2017
 
 

How to Lock and Unlock Your Screen

If you leave your workstation briefly, lock the screen.

  1. Choose Lock Screen from the Main menu.
    image:Graphic shows the main menu with the Lock Screen item selected.

    The screen turns black. At this point, only you can log in again.


    Note - The trusted stripe must not appear when the screen is locked. If the stripe does appear, notify the security administrator immediately.
  2. To unlock your screen, do the following:
    1. Move your mouse until the Screensaver dialog box is visible.
      image:Graphic shows the Oracle Solaris Screensaver dialog box with a password typed in the password field.

      If the Screensaver dialog box does not appear, press the Return key.

    2. Type your password.

      This action returns you to your session in its previous state.