How to Lock and Unlock Your Screen

If you leave your workstation briefly, lock the screen.

1. To lock your screen, do one of the following:

   • In Trusted CDE, click the screen lock icon in the workspace switch area of the Front Panel.

     Figure 3–1 Front Panel Switch Area

     
     

   • In Trusted GNOME, choose Lock Screen from the Main menu.

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

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     Note –

     The trusted stripe should not appear when the screen is locked. If the stripe does appear, notify the security administrator immediately.

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2. To unlock your screen, do the following:

   1. Move your mouse until the Lock Screen dialog box is visible.

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

   2. Type your password.

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