Re: Screensaver password override possible?
Re: Screensaver password override possible?
- Subject: Re: Screensaver password override possible?
- From: Jerry Brace <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:32:46 -0200
That security checkbox in sysprefs is actually for both wake and screensaver - so killing the screensaver won't help the prompt that appears after the computer wakes.
Jerry
On Friday, July 14, 2006, at 08:30AM, Thomas Davie <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>On 14 Jul 2006, at 11:15, Jerry Brace wrote:
>
>> One of the functions of my app includes the scheduling of events
>> and handling of waking the computer from sleep at event time.
>> However if the user has the screensaver/wake password security
>> enabled there is a prompt that appears when the computer wakes and
>> my app can't get past it to do what it has to do. Is there a way to
>> authenticate via my app so that prompt does not appear?
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas for a solution?
>
>You could ask them to authenticate earlier, and set up a super-user
>helper app that kills the screensaver?
>
>Bob
>
>
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