diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9855e21..defbec5 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* user and group to drop privileges to */
-static const char *user  = "nobody";
-static const char *group = "nogroup";
+static const char *user  = "odweta";
+static const char *group = "odweta";
 
 static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
 	[INIT] =   "black",     /* after initialization */
-	[INPUT] =  "#005577",   /* during input */
+	[INPUT] =  "#735e97",   /* during input */
 	[FAILED] = "#CC3333",   /* wrong password */
 };
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..defbec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* user and group to drop privileges to */
+static const char *user  = "odweta";
+static const char *group = "odweta";
+
+static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
+	[INIT] =   "black",     /* after initialization */
+	[INPUT] =  "#735e97",   /* during input */
+	[FAILED] = "#CC3333",   /* wrong password */
+};
+
+/* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
+static const int failonclear = 1;

diff --git a/slock/slock.c b/slock/slock.c
index f16781f..f556d34 100644
--- a/slock/slock.c
+++ b/slock/slock.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/XF86keysym.h>
 
 #include "arg.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -158,6 +159,14 @@ readpw(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, struct lock **locks, int nscreens,
 			    IsPrivateKeypadKey(ksym))
 				continue;
 			switch (ksym) {
+            case XF86XK_AudioMute:
+            case XF86XK_AudioRaiseVolume:
+            case XF86XK_AudioLowerVolume:
+            case XF86XK_AudioMicMute:
+            case XF86XK_MonBrightnessUp:
+            case XF86XK_MonBrightnessDown:
+                XSendEvent(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), True, KeyPressMask, &ev);
+                break;
 			case XK_Return:
 				passwd[len] = '\0';
 				errno = 0;