Configure your PAUSE key to lock the screen

To set your PAUSE key to lock the screen under KDE,

• open a console
• call the command

systemsettings

• select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> "Custom Shortcuts" -> "Edit" -> "New" -> "Global Shortcut" -> "Command/URL" -> enter "Pause"

• click on Trigger -> "None"
• type the PAUSE key
• click on "Action"
• enter

/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet

• click "Apply"
• test it by pressing the PAUSE key

Note

In older KDE releases the appropriate command may be

/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock

See also

• keyboard
• Configure your multimedia keys
• first steps after installing Linux
• first steps on Linux