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password

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Syntax

  • password [crypted_pw]

Description

Present a crypted password in your “.screenrc” file and screen will ask for it whenever someone attempts to resume a detached session. This is useful if you have privileged programs running under screen and you want to protect your session from reattach attempts by another user masquerading as your uid (i.e. any superuser.) If no crypted password is specified, screen prompts twice for typing a password and places its encrypted form in the paste buffer.

Default is “none”; this disables password checking.

Examples

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