[nflug] Lost ability to login as different user

[Michael Phillips]

if you need another xwindow just type the following at the command-line

startx -- :2

--- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:

> Dave Andruczyk wrote:
> 
> >--- "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>You know I was wondering, if instead of login in as a different user, if 
> >>there might be a way to use one of the other virtual terminals as 
> >>another graphical login. Say I've got my workstation screen locked. My 
> >>wife or son wants to go on. I'm not home or I don't want to unlock my 
> >>screen. If they hit say ctrl + alt +F5 they could get a new instance of 
> >>[xdm | kdm | gdm] and login. when I come back to my workstation I hit 
> >>ctrl + alt +F7 and unlock the screen which was never logged out of.
> >>Is this possible?
> >>Bob
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Yup, anything's possible..  What you need to do is to check around in
> /etc/X11/
> >
> >the configuration of it depends on which graphical login manager you use
> (xdm,
> >gdm, kdm or other)
> >
> >for example if you use GDM, edit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf there is a section
> >called "[servers]"  In there typically you'll see "0=Standard"  This means
> >start the X server on display 0.0 (the default first one).  If you uncomment
> >the next line of "1=Standard" as well two gdm's should start, one available
> on
> >Ctrl-Alt-F7 and another on Ctrl-Alt-F8.  I jsut tested this and it works OK.
> 
> >Beware though that Xscreensaver MIGHT prevent the ctrl-Alt-Fx sequence as a
> >security measure,  try it as I think that's optional and configured by an
> >Xresource file.
> >
> >Fomr kdm, xdm and entrance the sequence above should be similar,  check the
> >files as an experiment to see if you can figure it out based on the above
> >example..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Dave J. Andruczyk
> >
> >
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> Nice one Dave. Your becoming the one on this list that uses the most of 
> my paper! This one got printed for future reference! Thanks
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Michael D. Phillips - A computer science enthusiast
I do not hate Windows, I just like the alternatives better.
Linux is my primary choice.


	
		
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