[lug] Locking Virtual Terminal

[David Anselmi]

Stephen Queen wrote:
[...]
>>Interesting, but how is it different than logging out?  Obviously there
>>are significant technical differences, but practically?
>>
> 
> Sorry I didn't answer this yesterday.
> 
> I had some programs running that would have stopped running if I closed
> the terminal/logged out. It just felt easier to lock the terminal than
> do anything else.

You could also start them in the background with nohup, or background 
them and then disown them (in bash, of course).

And there's always screen, which allows you to leave and then resume a 
session but won't tie up a vty in the meantime.

Dave