[kde-linux] Let root unlock a user's screen

[Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.]

On Monday 2009 January 05 16:55:52 Coe, Colin C. (Unix Engineer) wrote:
> I'm running RHEL5u2 (KDE 3.5.4) and I'd like to allow the root password to
> unlock a user's locked screen.  I know that I can always do a
> control+alt+F1, login and kill the kdesktop_lock processes but I'd rather
> know if what I'm asking is possible.

Possible?  Yes.
Implemented in KDE 3.5? Not AFAIK.

So, you'd have to modify the source.

You could file a wishlist bug, but KDE 3 - 4.2 are closed for new features,, 
so I wouldn't expect it before 4.3.
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