Run Another X Window as Another User?

Mark Sargent powderkeg at snow.email.ne.jp
Tue May 30 04:55:15 UTC 2006


Todd Zullinger wrote:
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> Mark Sargent wrote:
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>> with Gnome not having a Switch User option, that I know of, like XP
>> how do I bring up another X Window for another user? Cheers.
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> Gnome has user switching but it's disabled in FC5 "due to console
> permission issues" according to the list of common bugs and issues in
> FC5[1].
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> You can enable the New Login menu item by right clicking on the main
> menu and checking it in the System Tools menu.  You can also build the
> fast-user-switch-applet[2].
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> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC5Common
> [2] http://ignore-your.tv/fusa (gnome.org has the latest tarballs)
>   
Hi All,

thank you as that did nicely. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.




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