screen lock (slock) does not lock database

[dkwo]

I use suckless slock to lock my screen:

1. if I suspend and lock, then the database is correctly locked.
2. if instead I just lock screen with slock (e.g. when laptop is docked), then database is not locked.

Is it possible to correct this behavior?

Desktop Env: dwm
Windowing System: X11
KeePassXC - Version 2.5.4
Revision: dcca5aa

Qt 5.14.2
Debugging mode is disabled.

Operating system: Arch Linux
CPU architecture: x86_64
Kernel: linux 5.6.10-arch1-1

Enabled extensions:

• Auto-Type
• Browser Integration
• SSH Agent
• KeeShare (signed and unsigned sharing)
• YubiKey
• Secret Service Integration

Cryptographic libraries:
libgcrypt 1.8.5

[droidmonkey]

Sounds like slock is not sending the standard FreeDesktop.org signals that a lock event occurred. Please open an issue with them.

[dkwo]

I'm using dwm. Ok, I will do that. Thanks.

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[droidmonkey]

Related to what needed to happen to correct #3339

[dkwo]

I have been informed that slock currently has no dbus support.
The suggestion was to try and wrap it by something like

dbus-send --dest=org.freedesktop.secrets /org/freedesktop/secrets
org.freedesktop.Secret.Service.Lock
array:objpath:"/org/freedesktop/secrets/collection/default"

which works for gnome-keyring.
Do you happen to know how to modify it, to make it work with keepassxc?

[droidmonkey]

Send the standard dbus screen lock message from freedesktop.org

[dkwo]

Do you know what that is?

[dkwo]

Actually, it is described in your wiki, if only the command were written correctly, see #2764 (comment)
Is there a way to use dbus-send instead of qdbus?

[dkwo]

Nevermind, I found that
dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.keepassxc.KeePassXC.MainWindow /keepassxc org.keepassxc.MainWindow.lockAllDatabases
does the job.
Thanks.

[droidmonkey]

No I meant this one:

keepassxc/src/core/ScreenLockListenerDBus.cpp

Lines 33 to 36 in 3dc8b7a

	sessionBus.connect("org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", // service
	"/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver", // path
	"org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", // interface
	"ActiveChanged", // signal name