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Ryan
Asked: 2021-08-17 09:19:37 +0800 CST

How to require password upon wake from hibernation instead of before?

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I have a new Lenovo ThinkPad E15 that came with Windows 10 installed. I added Ubuntu 20.04 as an option (dual-boot).

After some tricky configuration, I eventually got hibernation working.

And using "Keyboard Shortcuts", I set up this hotkey to trigger systemctl hibernate:

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Unfortunately I have 2 problems:

  1. Upon typing that hotkey combo, I'm prompted for a password. Upon providing the correct password, the computer hibernates. I'd prefer it to instantly hibernate without prompting for any password.

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  1. Upon wake, I'm not prompted for a password. This seems like a security problem. I do want my laptop to require a password upon waking.

How can I fix those issues? Thanks!

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1 Answers

  1. This forum comment led me to this blog post, whose steps I followed.

    My system no longer prompts me for my password when I press the keyboard shortcut that runs systemctl hibernate.

    I know that "link-only" answers are frowned upon, but the article is too long and detailed to replicate here, so I figured it would be "better than nothing" to report back and at least share the link that helped me out.

    I also made sure that the article is available on Wayback Machine.

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