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IIUC this is more or less how the secure screen lockers work. GNOME will switch to the Display Manager (GDM) screen and ask it to validate the user's credential
by kevincox 4y ago
IIUC this is more or less how the secure screen lockers work. GNOME will switch to the Display Manager (GDM) screen and ask it to validate the user's credentials before switching back to the session screen. If GDM crashes there is nothing to see and it is restarted.