On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:15:51 +0000, Brian wrote: > On Thu 06 Nov 2014 at 11:14:58 +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >> On Jo, 06 nov 14, 03:58:13, Hendrik Boom wrote: >> > >> > I want to be able to log on multiple times, simultaneously, to the >> > same machine, with the same physical keyboard and boutse and screen, >> > but with different user ids. So that when I'm logged in as myself, >> > and my friend comes by who wants to use the machine for a minute, I >> > can let him log in as another, independent user, without me having to >> > log out first. >> >> This is usually called "switch user". A quick web search seems to >> indicate lightdm might be able to support it, but can't help any >> further. As far as I understand gdm+Gnome should be able to do it. > > xdm can do it. Adapting its approach: > > Go to "Seat configuration" in /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf. Uncomment > "[Seat:0]" and after this line put > > xserver-command=/usr/bin/X :0 vt07 -nolisten -tcp > > Add > > [Seat:1] > xserver-command=/usr/bin/X :1 vt08 -nolisten -tcp
Yes, that worked beautifully. Thank you. And I presume the same thing (but wiith a different config file) would work if I were ever to switch to xdm. -- hendrik -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/m3mmvb$oaj$1...@ger.gmane.org
