xscreensaver-auth(6)

xscreensaver-auth6

Extensible screen saver and screen locking framework

Usage

xscreensaver-auth [--display host:display.screen] [--version]

Overview

The xscreensaver(1) daemon launches this program to prompt the user for their password. Do not run this program directly.

Author

Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>

From xscreensaver 6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.