On Wed, 09 May 2007 15:19:13 +0530 Vidyadhar Gadgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Logged in as one user, I often need to check mail of other users (I > use Evolution). In Fedora Core 5, which I used earlier, I would just > log in through a terminal and open Evolution for that user in that > same terminal without any problems. Could not do this in debian etch > 4.0 (to which I recently switched), some research led me to type > 'xhost +' in the terminal before doing this to disable access > control. But while programmes like iceweasel open fine for other > users, evolution opens and then freezes up. > > The alternative in debian seems to be to use the user switch tool > through the fast user switch applet. This works okay, and enables me > to log in as another user, while staying logged in as the original > user. But if many processes are running for the original user, the > system sometimes hangs and I have to reboot rough and dirty. > > Isn't there any way to give fedora-like ability to open > xwindows-dependent programmes as the original user. Some /etc/Xhost* > file or something (I could not find any such in my fc5 install)? Or to > avoid these hanging problems when switching users with many processes > running? Have you tried the 'sux' package? That should solve the problem you describe. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
