using gdmflexiserver

[shrek-m at gmx.de]

Anand Buddhdev wrote:

>I have heard about gdmflexiserver, which apparently allows fast user
>switching on gnome,
>

a really fast user-switch
eg.

$ su - user
$ mozilla

>somewhat like on windows XP.
>

lol,
windows is a few years behind :-)

>I'm using FC1, and I
>can see the binary on my system, but there's no manual page for it,
>and I can't find any documentation about it in the gnome help pages.
>
>Could anyone be so kind as to give me pointers on how to use this
>feature? It's be very useful for me, so that my partner and I can both
>use the computer, each in our own language, and with our own
>preferences and settings
>  
>

$ Xnest :1 -query localhost (or remotehost)


$ X :1 -query localhost (or remotehost)
$ gdmflexiserver :1
$ gdmflexiserver -l
$ gdmflexiserver --help

you can switch between the x-servers with [alt][ctrl]F7|8]


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shrek-m