Below is some proposed text in the user manual for this topic. Please
review because my understanding may be erroneous.
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== Several users of _Subsurface_ on one desktop computer
A frequent need is for two or more persons to use _Subsurface_ on the
same desktop computer. For instance
members of a household may use the same computer. There are two
approaches for doing this.
- If the different users of a desktop computer do not log onto the
desktop/laptop under different user names
then the simplest way is for each person to use her/his own divelog
file within Subsurface. In this case John
would work with the _Subsurface_ file _johns-divelog_ and Joan would
use _joans-divelog_. Each user would select
the appropriate dive log by selecting, from the *Main Menu*, _File ->
Open logbook_ and then select her/his own
dive log file from the list of files lower down in the menu.
- If the users log onto the same computer using different userIDs (i.e.
users each have a separate user space),
the desktop, accessible software and usage permissions are likely to
differ from user to user. In this case
it is possible to launch _Subsurface_ and specify which user is using
the software. From the command-line
one can launch _Subsurface_ with the option --user=****, where ****
is the userID of the person wishing to
launch _Subsurface_. An example would be the command:
_subsurface --user=John_
This process can be facilitated by creating a link/icon that is
specific for a user, e.g.
_Johns-Subsurface_ and _Joans-Subsurface_.
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In a Win environment the config settings for Subsurface would reside
inside the user space for a specific user: other users would not be able
to see my Subsurface config settings. Is this correct? If so, what is
the advantage of using the --user= command-line option?
In a Linux or Mac environment, I suspect much the same would apply?
Please explain in a bit more detail the exact use of this command-line
option. My vision on this is a bit muddy because I have never worked in
a truly multi-user environment. The only users on my equipment are
myself and root.
Kind regards,
willem
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