[nflug] Lost ability to login as different user

[JJ Neff]

Thanks I'll give that a try - I already tested out loggin into console and then
startx -- :2 and that worked great.

Again I need to make it easy as possible! :-)

JJN

--- Dave Andruczyk <djandruczyk at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> --- 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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