Oracle® Solaris 11.2 Desktop User's Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Lock Screen

The Lock Screen button locks the screen and activates the screensaver. To access the session again, you must provide your password.

Figure 4-4  Lock Screen Button

image:Lock Screen Button

Right-clicking the Lock Screen button displays a menu of screensaver-related commands. The following table describes the menu options.

Table 4-5  Lock Screen Menu Items
Menu Item
Function
Activate Screensaver
Activates the screensaver. This option also locks the screen if you have set Lock Screen When the Screensaver Is Active in the Screensaver preference tool.
Lock Screen
Locks the screen.
Properties
Opens the Screensaver preference tool, which enables you to configure the type of screensaver that is displayed when you lock the screen.

Note - Clicking the Lock Screen button locks the screen only if the screensaver is enabled in the Screensaver preference tool. By default, the screensaver is enabled.