Re: [gdm-list] Fast user switching

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

David:

In CVS head, there was a change made to gdmflexiserver to support a
--startnew option which does what you want.  You'll likely have to
patch the GDM2 code so it has this feature and rebuild.

Brian

> I've read all the docs I could find to no avail. I searched the GDM
> mailing-list archives and found two threads (2002 and 2004) that alluded
> this functionality was possible to configure, but I have been unable to
> find any configuration on how to do it.
>
> Currently I have just configured GDM to start 3 static sessions so that
> there is always a log-in available and teach [CTRL]+[ALT]+[F?] switching
> to my wife and three year old (almost easier than teaching my wife).
>
> A slightly better solution suggested in a 2002 thread was to have gdm
> create a new X-Session on a new VT leaving the login dialog on VT7.  I
> don't see how this is to be configured either.  It is also not as simple
> as I'd like, still requiring switching.
>
> I know flexiserver is the best way to do this (only the needed number of
> sessions running) but once two people are logged in (and screens locked)
> no one else can log in since flexiserver pops up a dialog asking if your
> sure you want to create another server.  How can I configure flexiserver
> so that it doesn't ask this?
>
> Thanks,
>    Dave
>
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