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physlock — Lock all consoles and virtual terminals. More information: <https://github.com/xyb3rt/physlock#usage

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the physlock command: Lock all consoles and virtual terminals. More information: <https://github.com/xyb3rt/physlock#usage>.

Solution

physlock — Lock all consoles and virtual terminals. More information: <https://github.com/xyb3rt/physlock#usage>.

Lock every console (require current user or root to unlock):

physlock

Mute kernel messages on console while locked:

physlock -m

Disable SysRq mechanism while locked:

physlock -s

Display a message before the password prompt:

physlock -p "{{Locked!}}"

Fork and detach physlock (useful for suspend or hibernate scripts):

physlock -d

Code Snippets

Lock every console (require current user or root to unlock)

physlock

Mute kernel messages on console while locked

physlock -m

Disable SysRq mechanism while locked

physlock -s

Display a message before the password prompt

physlock -p "{{Locked!}}"

Fork and detach physlock (useful for suspend or hibernate scripts)

physlock -d

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