fast user switching

[Kenny Gow]

nicola .:kOoLiNuS:. losito wrote:
> Hi list,
> on this box i'm writing from i'd like to have this kind of feature:
> 
> - have an X session at work, with evolution, gaim, xchat and other
> programs running;
> - when i'm goig away i'd like to lock the session;
> 
> BUT + AND
> 
> - i want that my father can log in a X session and check his email, or
> browse the internet and then log off 
> - when i come back i'll just have to re.insert my password and have my
> desktop back.
> 
> With SUSE 10.0 all this worked without me having to configure anything.
> Also the gnome-screensaver had an option to "log in as another user".
> 
> How do I achieve that on Fedora 5 {or CentOS/RHEL} ???
> thanks
> 
On the FC5 menu bar, right-click and select "Edit Menus"

Under Applications > System Tools, check the "New Login" box

Then you can run "New Login" from the "System Tools" menu.

--Kenny