[screen-devel] [bug #59878] Screen always locks on detach, not just when explicitly locked with C-a x

[Chris Diamand]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59878>

                 Summary: Screen always locks on detach, not just when
explicitly locked with C-a x
                 Project: GNU Screen
            Submitted by: chrisd
            Submitted on: Fri 15 Jan 2021 11:28:27 AM UTC
                Category: Program Logic
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 4.99.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None
           Work Required: None

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Details:

Since commit `787eaed wire up new auth code`, Screen will always request a
password on reattaching, even when the session was detached using C-a d or
even due to a network issue.

Looking through the code, I can't see a way to configure this.

I often use Screen to work over unreliable connections, sometimes even through
something like `autossh`. Older versions of Screen would reconnect seamlessly,
but now I'm having to enter my password every 15 minutes, which gets pretty
frustrating :(

Steps to reproduce:

 $ screen
 [C-a D]
 $ screen -R
 screen used by Name <username> on hostname.
 Password:

Is this a deliberate change or an accidental regression? Are there any plans
to make this configurable? Or would there be any objections to making it
configurable if I got around to writing a patch?

Thanks!
Chris




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