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1. you don't use Gnome - check other answers for better DBus watch expression
2. you run multiple DBus lines - check details on how to make PID finding deterministic

1. you don't use Gnome - check other answers for better DBus watch expression.
2. you run multiple DBus lines - check details on how to make PID finding deterministic.

#!/bin/bash
set -o nounset                # good practice, exit if unset variable used

pidfile=/tmp/lastauth.pid     # lock file path
logfile=/tmp/lastauth.log     # log file path

cleanup() {                   # when cleaning up:
    rm -f $pidfile            # * remove the lock file
    trap - INT TERM EXIT      # * reset kernel signal catching
    exit                      # * stop the daemon
}

log() {                       # simple logging format example
    echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %X) -- $USER -- "$@" >> $logfile
}

if [ -e "$pidfile" ]; then    # if lock file exists, exit
    log $0 already running...
    exit
fi

trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT    # call cleanup() if stopped by kernel signal (e.g. killed)

log daemon started...

echo $$ > $pidfile            # create lock file with own PID inside

# in most cases `dbus-daemon` address can be guessed (`-s` returns 1st PID found)
export $(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$(pidof -s dbus-daemon)/environ)

dbus-monitor --address $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS 'type=signal,interface=org.gnome.ScreenSaver' | \ 
    while read line; do
        case "$line" in
            *"boolean true"*) log session locked;;
            *"boolean false"*) log session unlocked;;
        esac
    done

cleanup # let's not leave orphaned lock file when the loop ends (e.g. dbus dies)

#!/bin/bash
set -o nounset                # good practice, exit if unset variable used

pidfile=/tmp/lastauth.pid     # lock file path
logfile=/tmp/lastauth.log     # log file path

cleanup() {                   # when cleaning up:
    rm -f $pidfile            # * remove the lock file
    trap - INT TERM EXIT      # * reset kernel signal catching
    exit                      # * stop the daemon
}

log() {                       # simple logging format example
    echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %X) -- $USER -- "$@" >> $logfile
}

if [ -e "$pidfile" ]; then    # if lock file exists, exit
    log $0 already running...
    exit
fi

trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT    # call cleanup() if e.g. killed

log daemon started...

echo $$ > $pidfile            # create lock file with own PID inside

# usually `dbus-daemon` address can be guessed (`-s` returns 1st PID found)
export $(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$(pidof -s dbus-daemon)/environ)

expr='type=signal,interface=org.gnome.ScreenSaver' # DBus watch expression here

dbus-monitor --address $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS "$expr" | \ 
    while read line; do
        case "$line" in
            *"boolean true"*) log session locked;;
            *"boolean false"*) log session unlocked;;
        esac
    done

cleanup # let's not leave orphaned lock file when the loop ends (e.g. dbus dies)

#!/bin/bash
set -o nounset                # good practice, exit if unset variable used

pidfile=/tmp/lastauth.pid     # lock file path
logfile=/tmp/lastauth.log     # log file path

cleanup() {                   # when cleaning up:
    rm -f $pidfile            # * remove the lock file
    trap - INT TERM EXIT      # * reset kernel signal catching
    exit                      # * stop the daemon
}

log() {                       # simple logging format example
    echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %X) -- $USER -- "$@" >> $logfile
}

if [ -e "$pidfile" ]; then    # if lock file exists, exit
    log $0 already running...
    exit
fi

trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT    # call cleanup() if stopped by kernel signal (e.g. killed)

log daemon started...

echo $$ > $pidfile            # create lock file with own PID inside

# in most cases `dbus-daemon` address can be guessed (`-s` returns 1st PID found)
export $(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$(pidof -s dbus-daemon)/environ)

dbus-monitor --address $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS 'type=signal,interface=org.gnome.ScreenSaver' | \ 
    while read line; do
        case "$line" in
            *"boolean true"*) log session locked;;
            *"boolean false"*) log session unlocked;;
        esac
    done

cleanup # when dbus dies the loop will end so this guarantees there's no orphaned lock file

#!/bin/bash
set -o nounset                # good practice, exit if unset variable used

pidfile=/tmp/lastauth.pid     # lock file path
logfile=/tmp/lastauth.log     # log file path

cleanup() {                   # when cleaning up:
    rm -f $pidfile            # * remove the lock file
    trap - INT TERM EXIT      # * reset kernel signal catching
    exit                      # * stop the daemon
}

log() {                       # simple logging format example
    echo $(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %X) -- $USER -- "$@" >> $logfile
}

if [ -e "$pidfile" ]; then    # if lock file exists, exit
    log $0 already running...
    exit
fi

trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT    # call cleanup() if stopped by kernel signal (e.g. killed)

log daemon started...

echo $$ > $pidfile            # create lock file with own PID inside

# in most cases `dbus-daemon` address can be guessed (`-s` returns 1st PID found)
export $(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$(pidof -s dbus-daemon)/environ)

dbus-monitor --address $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS 'type=signal,interface=org.gnome.ScreenSaver' | \ 
    while read line; do
        case "$line" in
            *"boolean true"*) log session locked;;
            *"boolean false"*) log session unlocked;;
        esac
    done

cleanup # let's not leave orphaned lock file when the loop ends (e.g. dbus dies)