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Ok. Thank you for clarification.
Current setup
HTPC: G4560 Kaby Lake, ASRock H110M-ITX, 8 GB, Win10
Server: G2120 Ivy Bridge, ASRock B75 Pro3-M, 8 GB, 22 TB HDD, Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Audio&Visual: Marantz NR-1602, Dali Opticon 6 5.1, SVS PB12-NSD, Sony KD-65A1
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I am running Kodi 15.2 on a Windows 7 machine. I have a numeric password protected profile for me and an open profile for my kids. I was hoping this would log me off my profile automatically if I ever forgot to log off manually, but whenever it attempts to log off my password protected profile, it immediately prompts for my password and won't allow any other actions until the password is entered. It seems to log off just fine if it executes under the open profile I set up for kids. Are others seeing this same behavior?
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Would it be possible to incorporate the "dim" screensaver with this? My main viewing TV is a plasma, so image retention is a concern. I would love to use this add-on, but I can't get rid of actual screen protection.
My optimal situation would be to allow the screen to dim after a certain amount of time (one minute for me) and then log off after a longer period of time, say 15 minutes. Maybe these could be user configurable, or just a few hard coded options that could be selected by the user.
Is this impossible?
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I'm using the logoff screensaver for quite a while, but have a problem with it.
I have 1 master profile called "parents", which includes all functionality and all video's, it is password protected.
I have 1 limited profile called "kids" which includes all animation movies especially for my kids, this profile is not password protected.
However, when the screensaver kicks in (no matter what profile is active), the login screen is shown, but kodi is locked and can only be unlocked entering the master code (from profile "parents"). So if the kids want to watch a movie from their profile, they still need to enter the master code, which makes the logoff screensaver not very useful...
I looked in the code of the screensaver and can only find the system logoff command.
When I manually log off a profile, the login screen is also shown, but doesn't need a code to unlock Kodi, and a profile can be choosen directly (for master profile is still a password needed, but not for the kids profile).
The option to lock Kodi when screensaver is active, is disabled.
I also tried to change the master password, but that changes the password for the "parents" profile in the same way. Even when I remove the master password, then no passwords are needed at all.
Strange...
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JethroCl - I have the exact same setup and behavior with this screensaver. I think it is because our "parents" profile is the renamed "masterprofile". That's the only way I can explain why the "master lock" is tethered to the "parents" profile lock code.
I think I may have found a workaround: In the profile settings area, disable the login screen and have Kodi automatically log in to your "kids" profile. On my system (16.1 running on Retropie), the login screen no longer prompts for the "master lock" when the screensaver triggers a logout.
Of course, this only works well if you seldom restart Kodi. Otherwise you'll need to log out of your "kids" profile and into your own every time you start up. Since I'm running on a pi, I almost never reboot so it doesn't matter that my system logs into my "kids" profile on first boot.
Hope this works for you!
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Hi!
any chance to get working this addon with Kodi 19.1 ? Worked perfectly for me with Kodi 18.1 and my 2 profiles (Adults / Kids) but since the upgrade the Addon ist not compatible anymore ...
best regards,
Sarge