Switching user

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 17/09/05, Tristan Wibberley <maihem at maihem.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What is the package to report bugs on for user switching (multiple
> simultaneous logins)?
> 
> Is there also a wiki page for improvement to this feature, since the
> user interface and the way components interact seems to be very flaky,
> especially compared to WinXP. If not, I'd like to request a project for
> Breezy+1 to improve this feature, as it is important especially for new
> computer users that this be simple and well-integrated, or they find it
> very difficult to use Ubuntu, getting "stuck" all the time. My parents
> hard disk just died so I've put them on a latest-breezy machine for now,
> and the user switching upon lock-screen is problematic. Requiring them
> to log out whenever they leave the computer is not practical as they are
> old and keep forgetting, and don't always mean to leave it for more than
> a couple of minutes - but then get called away.

My children are the same way. This feature caught me by surprise this
morning (maybe it has been in there longer and I only just noticed
it). However, I think I like it. I don't have to log off my kids, I
can just switch user. It could definitely be a little smoother,
though. If you pick a username off the list and then click Switch
User, it should just ask for your password, not your
username/password.

-Eamonn