[nflug] Lost ability to login as different user

[Dave Andruczyk]

--- JJ Neff <jjneff at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My original question however was that Xscreensaver used to do this up until a
> few days ago.  Very XP like behavior, one user locks desktop another user can
> login with same display manager, then when they log out the other user is
> still
> logged in...
> 
> The less "steps" my wife needs to do the better - logging into a ctrl-alt-f1
> then startx -- :2 may be too much to ask, (stop rolling your eyes - Not
> everyone wants to think about PC's and OS and cmd line :-)
> 
> JJN

oing the trick I mentioned (edting /etc/X11/gdm/gdm/conf and unncommenting the
second display will have X running on ctrl-alt-F7 and F8,  all she'd have to do
is hit ctrl-alt-f8 and login...

> 
> --- JJ Neff <jjneff at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am running Debian testing.  I run the gnome desktop.  I was able to lock
> my
> > desktop and then when my wife wanted to login she could choose login as
> > different user.  Now under Xscreensaver 4.23 there is no option for that. 
> > I've
> > also searched the settings for GDM and Gnome setup adn can't seem to locate
> > where that should be allowed - not sure if it a Gnome, Xscreensaver or
> other
> > option...
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > JJN
> > 
> > 
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Dave J. Andruczyk


		
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