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Locking with USB drive

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Lock and Unlock from USB disk (pendrive)

When i use Windows, there is a program I use called Predator that locks my PC when I remove a certain USB flash drive. It then unlocks the computer when I reinsert it.

Is there any program like this for Ubuntu?

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answered 1 Year ago icielight · Accepted Answer

Don't know of any program but you can create a simple script that can do that like in this example:

http://www.techienote.com/2011/03/lock-unlock-ubuntu-desktop-using-usb-drive.html