Subject: Re: Switching between users
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
From: Jonathan Short <shortj@leviathan.ele.uri.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/09/1996 21:55:27
On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> >
> > My friend has linux on his computer. He can switch between users when in
> > multi-user mode by using the function keys. In other words, he can sign
> > in as two different users at the same time by using the function keys.
> > Can this be done with MacBSD?
>
> Why? If he knows both passwords, why bother having two users?
> What we can do is log in as one user, start dt, and then su to the
> other user(s) in various windows. Command-# switches between the
> windows (and thus the users).
>
> Take care,
>
> Bill
>
Is desktop(dt) part of xwindows, or can I have it without having xwindows?
I don't have enough memory to run xwindows. Thanks,
Jonathan