Re: Screensaver password override possible?

FROM : Chris Suter
DATE : Sat Jul 15 06:32:38 2006

On 14/07/2006, at 8:15 PM, Jerry Brace wrote:

> One of the functions of my app includes the scheduling of events 
> and handling of waking the computer from sleep at event time. 
> However if the user has the screensaver/wake password security 
> enabled there is a prompt that appears when the computer wakes and 
> my app can't get past it to do what it has to do. Is there a way to 
> authenticate via my app so that prompt does not appear?
>
> Does anyone have any ideas for a solution?
>
> Many thanks,
> Jerry


I'm surprised that your app can't continue running whilst the prompt 
is there. I'm pretty sure other parts of the system will continue 
running.

I don't think you should be trying to get rid of the prompt since 
it's there to protect the user when they leave the machine. I would 
have thought the best thing to do is to find a way of running code 
whilst the prompt is still visible, but then I don't know exactly 
what your app. is trying to do.

- Chris