NAME

  lockit - lock	terminal with password

SYNOPSIS

  lockit [-options]

DESCRIPTION

  The lockit command will lock a terminal trapping common signals. By default
  the utility will ask for a 'lockword'	unless one was previously saved	in
  ~/.lockit or unless the crypted password is readable from /etc/passwd.

OPTIONS

  -password
       Specify the crypted password from /etc/passwd should be used if it is
       valid.

  -ask	Ask for	lockword (standard input).

  -save
	Save crypted lockword in ~/.lockit for re-use.

  -crypted crypted-string
       Use the provided	crypted	string for lockword.

  -zzz seconds
       Specify number of seconds to sleep before redisplaying time, default
       is 120 seconds.

  -noverify
       By default lockit always	asks for verification of the lockword,
       whether source is from -ask, -crypted, or -password. With this option
       verification is not requested.

  -?	Display	terse help message.

EXAMPLES

  Default invocation:

   snkac@java: lockit
   Lockword:
     Verify:
   1999-10-10 18:14:18
   <ctrl-C>
   Lockword:

  Saving lockword for re-use:

   snkac@java: lockit -save
   Lockword:
     Verify:
   lockit: Created /users/sn/snkac/.lockit: z(2227)
   1999-10-10 18:14:49
   <ctrl-Z>
   Lockword:

  Using	previously saved lockword without verification:

   snkac@java: lockit -noverify
   1999-10-10 18:15:10
   <ctrl-Z>
   Lockword:

  The .lockit file includes a time stamp and a sum byte	to ensure the crpyted
  lockword string is not tampered.

NOTES

  lockit has been tested under Digital UNIX, IRIX, and UNICOS.

  Suggestions for enhancements or bug reports can be directed to
  dutools@ts.sois.alaska.edu.

  This command utilizes	the cci	command	parser utilized	by non-UNIX operating
  systems instead of the traditional UNIX getopt() parsing. Options have been
  defined to "look like" UNIX style options, but can be	spelled	out or gen-
  erally abbreviated. For example '-p' is the same as '-password'.  Because
  of this multiple options must	be space separated and the hyphen is part of
  the option name.  Also because of this order of options is irrelevant.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  Written at the University of Alaska.