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    Cluster for RAR passwords

    in Security

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    Hey everyone... I want to investigate how to setup a home cluster with a few computers laying around... to work on a rar file that I lost the password too a while ago. Ideally I would like to do something linux based. Any ideas of where to start?

    Thanks

    Lock screen on laptop lid close

    in Questions

    Posted

    I have google'd and only found two potential options... one is attempting to intercept messages with the power management api (which is no promise and seems like a work-around). The other is writing a kernel mode driver to work with the ACPI... so I guess WinKey+L it is...

    *writes another reason to put Linux on my work laptop*

    Thanks for your help everyone!

    Linux Admin

    in Questions

    Posted

    You should run this command about once a week:

    It does all sorts of cleanings and removes a bunch of stuff.

    HAHA.

    No, seriously do not run that command unless you work for the government, it basically nukes the root directory.

    Read this for commands NOT to run:

    http://www.junauza.com/2008/11/7-deadly-linux-commands.html

    Also, other things to read

    http://www.unixguide.net/linux/linuxshortcuts.shtml

    Its Fedora... so you mean "sudo rm -rf /" :)

    Seriously...I would learn the basics first... I would say start with bash (or any other shell of your choice). Then learn how to update and maintain your computer (Fedora - see the yum command). So many different things, but hard to go far without the basics.

    Lock screen on laptop lid close

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    Laptops can use the power config to shutdown or put into sleep mode/standby mode when the lid is shut, so I am sure there is a way to do it with another app(or just use the power options). You can also make it so it prompts for a password after coming back from standby under the power options advanced tab.

    I looked in the power options... which is exactly what I want... just dont want the standby part (I want the computer to still run)... basically do the exact same thing as WinKey+L when I close the lid on my laptop. Suppose I will have to look closely at the MSDN to see whats available.

    Lock screen on laptop lid close

    in Questions

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    Hey everyone...I would like to setup my laptop (win xp) to automatically lock itself when I close the lid to my laptop. I know I can set it to ask for a password when coming back from standby, but I want my computer to keep running(background services and such). If I can get it to run a screensaver when I close the lid to my laptop, I can live with that...

    If there is no existing solution, I will begin investigating my own solution - Im a programmer so there has to be some windows hook I can tap into... so any suggestions in that area would be great too.

    Thanks

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