On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 11:01:59PM -0600, Blaine Armsterd wrote: > On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Bo Peng wrote: > > I was looking for some way that let me have multiple independent log in > > sessions. For example, a root session in text mode, a user session in X > > mode and ways to switch between them. Logging out one of them does not > > affect others. Is there a way to do this?
> I'm not sure I understand what you want. Can't you log in as a normal user > and "su" to root in a Xterm when you need to? I remember that when I install linux (especially Mandrake), I have a X-frontend but I can also view logs, commands with Alt-F2, Alf-F3 etc. What I need is similar to that but more. For example, I am constantly at work on my linux box but my wife would occasionally check her emails, doing some personal stuff on her account. Logging out and in will destroy all our applications so I would like to find a way to SWITCH between two live logged-in sessions. (If we have another desktop so that she can remotely log in to my machine, there will be no such need.) > > During the search, I find GNU screen. I was confused by its manual. What > > is this application for? Can anyone tell me a scenario that it is > > useful (than a normal terminal)? > It's not very useful under X. It's most often used for dial-up or telnet > sessions. It allows one terminal to have ten shells under it, similar to > being at a linux console. I understand, thanks. -- Bo Peng -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
