"Aryeh M. Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have several "sub" accounts (for specialized purposes not really a > part of an other account) which I do my work basically I have: > > aryeh -- my personal account > web -- maintain my web site > dev -- development/testing of software > dep -- seperation of development and production code > > I almost always login into aryeh (xfce via xdm). Both web and dev > require the use of variuous X applications but I don't want to logout > and login back in and/or have to invoke the app from the cmd line > (i.e. xhost +; setenv DISPLAY :0; app cmd line)... I am looking for a > way to make it so I can launch apps from a desktop panel and/or icon > on the desktop and make it ask what user to run it under (or somehow > or another make it aware that not everything is to be ruin as > "aryeh")... ideas?
An easy approach is to use Xnest to open a nested X session as user dev or whatever. You can find examples in ``OnLamp'' columns, if I remember well. Another way is to wrap is to use SSH's X connexion transfert, you can wrap your applications in scripts like this: `ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] $PROGRAM' A more complex approach is to design a way to `pass' DISPLAY information and XAUTH(1) information to your alternative accounts. You have to do it yourself (I guess) and still must wrap application into suitable scripts. Hope this helps. -- Cheers, Michaël _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
