Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hello, Im currently using mandrake 6 with a lot of cooker upgrades, and it
> works very well.  Ive got my sister and parents to use it to, with their own
> accounts.  
> 
> The problem is that my sister and I are rather territorial, and our accounts on
> this box are no exception.  When she gets on, i log out first, and let her
> logon from the xdm screen.  Of course, this means i have to kill all my
> programs and downloads.  Also, if she walks away, and I want to get on, my only
> option is to ctrl-alt-backspace and dump me back to the xdm login.
> 
> Id like to have multiple active sessions in X.  Something where i could suspend
> my desktop (with the programs still running under it) and let someone else
> logon.  Like, the screensaver passwd box would let you log back on to your
> desktop, or login as a different user.  So, that way i could just lock my
> screen, and let her logon, and when she is done, i could get back to my
> desktop.  
> 

well, just ctrl-alt-F1, logon, and start -- :1

cu Pixel.

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