Why not initiate a :WHILE loop looking for a secret password and prompting
with a colon.  This would require a valid password to be entered or a break.
A simple break might be too easy.

SETVAR A " "
WHILE A <> "12345"
  INPUT A;PROMPT=":"
ENDWHILE

> ----------
> From:         Larry Barnes[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Thursday, September 23, 1999 11:44 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Need to Lock Console
>
> You could use the old trick I used on a former co-worker.  At the console
> enter
> several "IF" statements say,  6 levels deep.  Just remember to type
> "ENDIF" for
> each "IF" to bet back to the colon prompt when you want to use the
> console.
>
> Larry Barnes
>
> Wirt Atmar wrote:
>
> > Joe asks:
> >
> > > My computer room has been invaded by people that I do not want
> touching my
> > >  system console. Is there a way to lock the console keyboard? Is there
> > >  another security measure I can take. The solution needs to be cheap
> (read
> > >  free) because the goons I am trying to protect myself from control
> the
> > purse
> > >  strings. Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Type <esc>c when you get ready to leave. This locks the keyboard,
> requiring
> > the next person to use the keyboard to perform a soft reset before the
> > terminal is usable again.
> >
> > Wirt Atmar
>