Now GDM is configured properly (thanks again Mike), I would like to set up this FC6 box to allow 5 users (the kids) to login concurrently as different sessions and switch to their session for as long or, more to the point, as little as they need.
Two possibilities that I have considered is using the Lock Screen and Switch user in KDE, so that they can select their session from the gui menu. Alternately, can fixed login session be assigned to one of the F1-F5 keys for each user and one other for me to access as a console if required, rather than the default F7, with F1-F6 as consoles? If so how can this be done?
Also, can a new session be started from within Gnome as it can from within KDE?
All your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Simon Slater
Today Simon Slater did spake thusly:
Now GDM is configured properly (thanks again Mike), I would like to set up this FC6 box to allow 5 users (the kids) to login concurrently as different sessions and switch to their session for as long or, more to the point, as little as they need.
Two possibilities that I have considered is using the Lock Screen and Switch user in KDE, so that they can select their session from the gui menu. Alternately, can fixed login session be assigned to one of the F1-F5 keys for each user and one other for me to access as a console if required, rather than the default F7, with F1-F6 as consoles? If so how can this be done?
Also, can a new session be started from within Gnome as it can from within KDE?
All your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Simon Slater
IIRC this will be the default behaviour in Fedora 7, but not easily doable in 6 at the moment, someone will be along soon who knows for sure ;)
On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 11:40 +0100, Scott van Looy wrote:
Today Simon Slater did spake thusly:
Now GDM is configured properly (thanks again Mike), I would like to set up this FC6 box to allow 5 users (the kids) to login concurrently as different sessions and switch to their session for as long or, more to the point, as little as they need.
Two possibilities that I have considered is using the Lock Screen and Switch user in KDE, so that they can select their session from the gui menu. Alternately, can fixed login session be assigned to one of the F1-F5 keys for each user and one other for me to access as a console if required, rather than the default F7, with F1-F6 as consoles? If so how can this be done?
Also, can a new session be started from within Gnome as it can from within KDE?
All your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Simon Slater
IIRC this will be the default behaviour in Fedora 7, but not easily doable in 6 at the moment, someone will be along soon who knows for sure ;)
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Thanks Scott. So if I were to go the KDE option, default gui begins at (ctr+alt)F7 access key position with the next session accessed with F8. For additional sessions does access continue to F12? Can I set it to begin at F1?
Simon
Simon Slater wrote:
Thanks Scott. So if I were to go the KDE option, default gui begins at (ctr+alt)F7 access key position with the next session accessed with F8. For additional sessions does access continue to F12? Can I set it to begin at F1?
Simon
If you edit /etc/inittab, you can change the number of VT's that are set up for CLI logins. Look for the section:
# Run gettys in standard runlevels 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
Personally, I would leave VT1 as a CLI login, but change the rest so that they do not run in run level 5. Something like:
# Run gettys in standard runlevels 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 4:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
This will put the first GUI login on VT2, the second on VT3, and so forth when stating at run level 5. (Ctrl-Alt-F2 through F12.) Please keep in mind that this is only changing the number of CLI logins in run level 5, and that the changes in xdm, kdm, or gdm are what control the GUI logins. But because X normally grabs the first free VT, this will free up all except VT1.It can be handy to have one CLI login available at run level 5, especially if you need to change video modes as part of suspend/resume, or if you need to fix X.
Mikkel
On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 21:55 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Simon Slater wrote:
Thanks Scott. So if I were to go the KDE option, default gui begins at (ctr+alt)F7 access key position with the next session accessed with F8. For additional sessions does access continue to F12? Can I set it to begin at F1?
Simon
If you edit /etc/inittab, you can change the number of VT's that are set up for CLI logins. Look for the section: # Run gettys in standard runlevels 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
Personally, I would leave VT1 as a CLI login, but change the rest so that they do not run in run level 5. Something like:
# Run gettys in standard runlevels 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 4:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:234:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6
This will put the first GUI login on VT2, the second on VT3, and so forth when stating at run level 5. (Ctrl-Alt-F2 through F12.) Please keep in mind that this is only changing the number of CLI logins in run level 5, and that the changes in xdm, kdm, or gdm are what control the GUI logins. But because X normally grabs the first free VT, this will free up all except VT1.It can be handy to have one CLI login available at run level 5, especially if you need to change video modes as part of suspend/resume, or if you need to fix X.
Mikkel
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Thanks Mikkel, That sound that's all I need until FC7 comes out. Just one thing, I'm not completely up to speed with all the abbreviations and jargon on mailing lists, CLI stands for ...
Regards Simon
On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 15:14 +1000, Simon Slater wrote:
I'm not completely up to speed with all the abbreviations and jargon on mailing lists, CLI stands for ...
Command Line Interface
Tim wrote:
On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 15:14 +1000, Simon Slater wrote:
I'm not completely up to speed with all the abbreviations and jargon on mailing lists, CLI stands for ...
Command Line Interface
And for then next time an acronym stumps someone....
On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 13:48 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 15:14 +1000, Simon Slater wrote:
I'm not completely up to speed with all the abbreviations and jargon on mailing lists, CLI stands for ...
Command Line Interface
And for then next time an acronym stumps someone....
Fanastic, thanks
Simon
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