linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Two users on one computer

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Two users on one computer

Good afternoon.
Mi Jul 31 15:34:43 2013
Thank You for Email and help.

> > > | >>> su user2
> > > | >>> sudo firefox
> > > |
> > > | will open open firefox in the existing X session of "user1" while
> > sourcing
> > > | user2's firfeox profile/bookmarks, etc.
> > >
> > > Yes, but only because you're now running firefox as root! Surely
> > > not the plan. It also tends to litter your homedir with root owned
> > > files ready to cause inconvenience later.
> > *
> > Is this the same situation
> > today I am booting as user1
> > and
> > tomorrow I am booting as user2.
>
> That is a different situation than the one described above.
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OK

>
> > What kind of firefox are 1 and 2 using?
>
> They are using the same version of firefox, but with their own
> bookmarks, history, cookies, homepage, login, etc.
+
OK.
>
> > >
> > > | At least since Ubuntu 10.04, there has been a "switch user"
from the
> > > | login/out options. It suspends the session of the active user, and
> > lets a
> > > | different user log into their own desktop environment, I think
in a
> > > | different tty.
> > >
> > > That sounds like what Sophie wants.
> > *
> > Yes.
> > Thank You.
> >
>
> Glad you found a solution you like!
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Thank You.
I learn a lot in this nice community.
Thank You.

Sophie