Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-08 Thread Andrew Malcolmson
On 2004-01-08, John M Flinchbaugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're using Gnome 2.4, there's a New Login item in System Tools under the Application menu item. This will create a new X11 session=20 on a different virtual terminal, complete with (x|k|g)dm. I uses gdm as my graphical login and

switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread Micha Feigin
Is it possible to switch the active user in X without actually logging out using the graphical interface( (x|g|k)dm ) like with the change users option of m$ XP ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread David Z Maze
Micha Feigin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it possible to switch the active user in X without actually logging out using the graphical interface( (x|g|k)dm ) like with the change users option of m$ XP ? Not as such. A common thing to do is to switch to an X console (Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in as

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread Leandro GuimarĂ£es Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qua, 2004-01-07 s 19:01, David Z Maze escreveu: most display managers can be configured to manage multiple X servers as well. gdm at least do can. -- Leandro Guimares Faria Corcete Dutra [EMAIL PROTECTED] Prefeitura do Municpio de So Paulo Governo Eletrnico, Telecentros

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread Leandro GuimarĂ£es Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qua, 2004-01-07 s 14:20, Micha Feigin escreveu: Is it possible to switch the active user in X without actually logging out using the graphical interface( (x|g|k)dm ) like with the change users option of m$ XP ? Not yet. Looks like gdmflexiserver is going that way, but not quite

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread lloyd
Micha Feigin wrote: Is it possible to switch the active user in X without actually logging out using the graphical interface( (x|g|k)dm ) like with the change users option of m$ XP ? i did this with gdm - maybe it will work for you: in /etc/gdm.conf, find the [servers] section. there should be a

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread Steven Yap
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 08:20, Micha Feigin wrote: Is it possible to switch the active user in X without actually logging out using the graphical interface( (x|g|k)dm ) like with the change users option of m$ XP ? Not quite, but there something similar. If you're using Gnome 2.4, there's a New

Re: switching user in X without logging out previous user

2004-01-07 Thread John M Flinchbaugh
On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 07:40:13PM -0800, Steven Yap wrote: If you're using Gnome 2.4, there's a New Login item in System Tools under the Application menu item. This will create a new X11 session on a different virtual terminal, complete with (x|k|g)dm. I uses gdm as my graphical login and