Great stuff, David. Is this done the same way for our Windows using friends? If you know...
Regards, Luke On Mon, 10 May 2010, David Godfrey wrote: > Sorry all, > > The url below was incorrect, it should have been > http://www.sbts.com.au/lsmb/addons.php > > David Godfrey wrote: >> This is a repost, with extras, of another email I sent on this subject. >> >> As I mentioned in another email, using multiple system users to run >> multiple firefox sessions is not required, nor would it be generally >> advisable as XAUTH issues can make it difficult. >> >> A better solution is to use multiple firefox profiles. >> >> Information on doing so can be found at >> WRONG URL http://www.sbts.com.au/addons.php > http://www.sbts.com.au/lsmb/addons.php >> in the "Firefox Multiple Profiles" addon. >> >> NOTE: It is not really an addon, but some information and commands you >> would need to run. >> >> There are two reasons that ledgersmb users would want to use multiple >> profiles, and a third reason for everyone else to do so too. >> 1. You need to log in to ledgersmb as 2 or more users on the same >> machine. >> >> 2. You need to log in to ledgersmb and another system that runs on >> the same server, eg: cups web interface, phppgadmin, etc >> >> 3. You use some form of software that you wish to have as "safe" as >> possible from outside attack. eg: ledgersmb, internet banking >> >> Items 1 and 2 when attempted from a single Firefox session will cause >> "session expired" pages to be ruturned each time you switch login instances. >> >> Item 3 is an issue any time you are dealing with information that others >> should not have. >> >> The most important thing to remember if you are going to use multiple >> profiles is that you should only use each special profile for the >> purpose it was created. >> For example: If you create a profile for "internet banking" only ever >> use it for internet banking, as soon as you use that profile for general >> web browsing you start to defeat the purpose behind having that profile. >> >> If anyone would like more information, or has something that should be >> added/changed in the instructions please let me know. >> The wording could possible be improved, and there may be small >> differences for different os's >> >> Regards >> David Godfrey >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ledger-smb-users mailing list >> Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Ledger-smb-users mailing list > Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
