Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions User's Guide

ProcedureHow 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

      Front panel shows the screen lock icon to the left of
the switch area, and the exit button to the right.

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

      Figure 3–2 Lock Screen Selection

      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 should 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 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.