Teletch�a St�phane wrote: > Le lun 03/02/2003 � 16:51, scott chevalley a �crit :
>> * In keeping with recent discussions on switching users, one thing >>XP does that this login manager >> is ideal for is showing who's logged in already and if there are >>programs running for that user. > > > Do a top, and you'll see ... Your grandmother (or mother) knows how to switch VTs and run top??? Mine don't. I really would like to see a good "fast user switching" implementation, and for it to work you have to see if users are logged in from the dm. >> Perhaps grayscaling or fading the icon for logged in users and >>have a line under is saying "XX open >> applications". you could filter out GNOME or KDE desktop >>related processes to show "apps". >> > > > And what about security, i don't want someone just looking at my login > manager, and the root account is never shown in kdm nor gdm > I don't see any security issues, if you don't want to use "fast user switching" (assuming this is going to be implemented), you don't have to. And if you don't want a user list, either: 1) # echo "allow_user_list(0)" >>/etc/security/msec/level.local; msec 2) # msec $seclevel (seclevel >=4) Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
