xscreensaver-auth - Man Page

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

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

xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-settings(1), xscreensaver-gfx(6), xscreensaver-systemd(6).

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