Need "switch user" abilities in Xscreensaver for gdm [solved]

graysky · 2010-08-22 09:33:29

My home PC is an Arch box with several users. Switching is accomplished via GDM and gnome-screensaver such that if one users stays logged in and the screensaver with lock kicks in, anyone get dump out of the session via GDM and log in without disturbing any running processes that the first user may have going. I want to use some of the cool screensavers such as Flipscreen3D or Photopile that are native to xscreensaver. To do this, I need to have xscreensaver running, not gnome-screensaver. Why? Because xscreensaver actively manages screencaptures and photos for these guys.

My problem: I need to somehow retain the "switch user" functionality (linked to GDM) that gnome-screensaver affords to users within xscreensaver. After searching I found this old thread but didn't want to necrobump it. The closest thing I found in the Xscreensaver docs is here.

Last edited by graysky (2011-08-17 15:12:24)

graysky · 2011-08-17 15:11:59

A solution and feature request: http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/xscreensaver1.html

Arch Linux

#1 2010-08-22 09:33:29

Need "switch user" abilities in Xscreensaver for gdm [solved]

#2 2011-08-17 15:11:59

Re: Need "switch user" abilities in Xscreensaver for gdm [solved]

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