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



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