No, I didn't know about this but reading this list I am learning that this may work and may not. Some of the replys have stated that the second session isn't full featured (sound, video etc) so it wouldn't work for what I need. I am going to try it and see how it works. I will also have to look at background processes.
-----Original Message----- From: Robin Laing [mailto:Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Jeff Vian wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
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From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:01:20AM +0100, Sturla Holm Hansen wrote:
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I know about the built-in security, I was just asking if
it was possible
to pw-protect evolution the way I described because then
I wouldn't have
to lock my screen for leaving the computer for a few minutes and I
wouldn't have to log in with another account when
somebody wanted to
borrow it for something...
This leads to the whole thing of
"I want to allow everyone around to use my computer/account
but I want
privacy on my mail."
Guess the OP needs to learn a few basic security practices.
When not at the computer either lock the screen or log off.
The only alternative that is feasible is don't use anything
you don't
want the world to see and don't give yourself access to
anything you
don't want the world to use.
Basic security on ANY pc is to do that, and to have a guest
account of
some form that casual users can use if you allow them to
sit and use
your computer unsupervised.
Having a separate account for casual users (snoopers)
provides a means
of tracking what is being done by them. Allowing them to use *your account* means anything they do is recorded as being done by you.
My feelings are the same.
I would rather create a junk account that a casual user could use and not change anything in my account. The 20 seconds to logout/in is better than having someone decide that they would change my bookmarks or worse. At least there is some control and ability to monitor the casual user to a greater degree.
Actually, Why would you want to do that?? eg: logout and login again?
Are you not aware that there's this new feature called "New Login"??
Essentially, it creates (another?) X-Session in Virtual-Term-8 (Alt-F8)
and presents you with a _new_ login session in which your New users can
just use while your own X-Session runs in the background. (and it locks your existing X-Session using XScreen-saver.) I think this feature has been around long before MaxOS-X or WInXP newly implemented (I think?) Fast-User Switching.
Ain't that Just Cool? [1]
I am also not sure what my wife will think of a different way of accessing the computer.
I still stand by the original idea of having a seperate account for casual users.
-- Robin Laing
