If you both share the same ~/.Xauthority file, then it should be fine. or you can merge your xauthority files - give each other read access and do
xauth merge ~user1/.Xauthority (as user2) and xauth merge ~user2/.Xauthority (as user1) that should do it for you (also this has been discussed many times on debian-user, check the archives :) ) -Mark On Mon, 2002-06-24 at 13:03, Ivar Alm wrote: > Hi all. > > I have a question that migh be OT. Doesn't have to do with laptops > specifically. > I want to allow more than one user to connect to the X server. > The thing is that we are two people using my machine regularly at > home, me and my girlfriend. I would like to log in as myself, start X > and still have the possibility for her to su to her user and launch X > programs. > At the moment, the X server doesn't allow any other than the user who > started X to start X applications. And if she wants to write texts and > save to her user, we need to restart X, or she needs to work in a > terminal. > Can I authorize other users (not remotely?) logged in to start X > applications? > > //Ivar > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
