Lock on Screensaver useless, accepts blank password

Hi There,

The above says it all. If I run the screensaver with the -l option, it brings up the lock dialog, but if I click “Unlock” without putting in a password, it unlocks. Bit useless really. Actually inputting any text still allows unlocking, how do I fix this, or is it a work in progress.

Command I used: /bin/screen_blanker -l

I am on daily build.

If you don’t have a password set then it will accept any password. If you’re using the “Use system password” option then you need to set a password for the main user using the passwd command from the Terminal or the Users app from the HaikuUtils package. After setting a system password you will need to reboot for the new password to take effect.

Thanks, that was perfect. Now works correctly using passwd ..

Regarding HaikuUtils, I installed, but cannot find anywhere ..

Strange, there should be a “HaikuUtils” folder in the Applications menu of the Deskbar after installing it. The actual binaries for the apps in this package are put into /bin instead of the normal apps folder for some reason. You could also start the application from Terminal by running the Users command.

Hi,

No, nothing in the DeskBar. I am on nightly build as of yesterday.

Users works. Strange it is in upper case, unlike all the other packages in /bin