Monday 9 January 2012

How to enable "switch user" in Gnome on CentOS 5

You need to follow these steps:
Install the Gnome configuration editor. Start "Add/Remove Software" from the "Applications" menu
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and search for "gconf".

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Select gconf-editor and apply.

Then start gconf-editor from the command line:
gconf-editor&

Select "Find" from the "edit" menu:
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Search for "user_switch" and rember to also search in keys:
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find the key user_switch_enabled in the top right pane and tick its value:
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Close the editor (there is no save button or command).
Now select Lock Screen" from the "System" menu.
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The password box will now have a "Switch User" button! remember that the user you're switching to must also have his settings changed as above to get a "Switch User" button from his or her account.

 Source: http://jorgenmodin.net/index_html/archive/2008/03/12/how-to-enable-switch-user-in-gnome-on-centos-5

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