RE: Multiple logon

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rick Stevens [SMTP:rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:04 PM
> To:	fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Re: Multiple logon
> 
> Don wrote:
> > While I'm logged on to one user id, can I log on as a different user, 
> > then switch/flip back and forth?
> >  
> > For example, I log on as user "don", but then want to log on as user 
> > "bob", but not have to log off "don"? When I log off "bob", I'd "return" 
> > to "don".
> 
> If using command lines, yes.  As "don", use "su bob", enter bob's
> password and you'll become "bob".  When you want to be "don" again,
> enter "exit" and you'll magically return to being yourself.
> 
If you're looking for an X Windows session, you could use Xnest to open a window in your current session, or set up virtual terminal 8 to be an X Windows session as well, and use ctrl-alt-8 and ctrl-alt-7 to toggle back and forth.

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