> 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.
Installed sux and tried it out. No luck when I tried 'sux user' -- evolution froze up again. But 'sux - user' worked perfectly. Why is that? Anyway, thanks a ton, you have solved the problem. Would be curious to know, though, whether the hanging I sometimes experience when using the fast-user-switch-applet is a bug? Of course, sux is a much better option for my needs, but I'm curious anyway. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
