Change xscreensaver lock option command

Question

How could I change an option (like lock) for the xscreensaver from the command line?
Been looking around and couldn't find anything about it.
xscreensaver-command -lock will lock it right away, which is not what I'm looking for.

Answer 1

I haven't been able to find an actual command to change the lock feature, but in the configuration file .xscreensaver, located in the home folder, I've found the value of lock: lock: False

So, in order to modify its value, I can change the value in the config file by using the command:

sed -i 's/\(lock:\t\t\).*/\1False/' /home/username/.xscreensaver

False can be replaced with True based on the requirements.