On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:18:57 -0500, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ignatz Sol wrote: > > >I am a recent convert to Linux, running Debian sarge/testing with KDE > >3.2.2. I am interested in setting up some sort of user switching, so > >that my wife can have her setup separate from mine. I've been > >especially inspired by the switching available in the new Mac OSX. > >Now I don't need anything fancy, and I've found a few references to > >this (like this link, http://www.mepis.org/node/view/2083, though I > >haven't been able to try it out yet). Just want to be clear as to > >what is the best way to facilitate this. I will also need to be able > >to switch with an icon or something similar to make it simple for my > >wife. Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > > > I don't know about an icon-based switch, but I've been using switching > at my house for years. > > After the first person is logged into X in the normal manner (startx, > xdm, kdm, whatever), the second user can Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to a > console, log in there, and then start a second session of X with "startx > -- :1". The third person can log in (Ctrl-Alt-F3) and start a third > session with "startx -- :2", and so on. > > You can even configure kdm to have a graphical login on each X session > to make it easier, but I prefer the startx method myself. > > Then to switch between users, Ctrl-Alt-F7 to switch to the first > session, Ctrl-Alt-F8 to the second, Ctrl-Alt-F9 to the third, etc. > > I don't know of any way to autolock the screen when leaving one screen, > but a screensaver with a password might do for your needs (at my house, > passwords aren't an issue). > > -- > Kent >
Thanks for the help! This worked well. I also have received this reply on the kde-linux list that mentions the "Start New Session" button on the K menu: Quoting from the kde-linux list: On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:30:02 +0100, Pavel Avgustinov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Logout and login as a different user is what I use. > >For that you need to introduce a new user. If you are > >not sure how to do, pls read man pages of useradd. > > > >I also like to read if there is a way to switch user > >without logout and switching back to the previous user > >without changing his work space. If you do have info > >about how to do it on KDE please post to list. I like > >to give it try. > > > > > > Yes, this is possible - I use it, and it works quite well. > > Firstly, rather than useradd, I'd recommend using kuser for less > experienced users (and I assume you're not very experienced, Ignatz.. :-) ). > > In order to have something like the "fast user switching" capabilities > of MacOs and W**dow$, what you need is the option "Start new session" > from the KDE menu. This used to be turned on by default up to a few > releases ago, but now isn't any more - if you don't see it, edit the > file /etc3/kde/kdm/Xservers (assuming you're using kdm, there are > probably equivalent files for gdm and xdm) to include the lines > > :0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp -dpi 115 vt7 > :1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :1 vt8 > :2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :2 vt9 > #:3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :3 vt10 > #:4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :4 vt11 > > Remove the leading hashes on the last few lines if you think you'll ever > want more than 3 users using kde at the same time. > > After this change, you should get the "Start new session" option in the > KDE menu (after restarting the X-server - press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace after > saving any open files and closing programs). > > What this does is tell kdm to reserve the virtual terminals 8 and 9 for > additional sessions. When you start one, a new instance of KDE is > started on the relevant terminal, and you can log in as a different (or > even as the same) user and have two independent environments. To switch > between them, use Ctrl+Alt+F7, Ctrl+Alt+F8 etc. > > Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions. > > Regards, > > -- > Pavel Avgustinov > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
