Feature requests? (UML skas patch, Lock screen and log on as another user)

Pizbit pizbit at gmail.com
Sun Oct 24 01:06:37 UTC 2004


On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:49:37 -0700, Elliot F.
<elliotf-ubuntu at gratuitous.net> wrote:
> First off, a big thank you to everyone doing this excellent work with
> ubuntu.  Matt Zimmerman in particular is very quick to respond to
> questions.  I'm truly impressed by this wonderful distribution as well
> as the people working on it, and was happy to see the peaceful and
> rational resolution to the controversial gdm/splash images.
> 
> Now, If I may, I would like to make two requests:
> 
> 1.)  uml skas patch applied to the kernel images (if possible)
> 2.)  I could swear that there was a feature at one point in ubuntu where
> it was set up so that user A on tty7 could lock the screen, it would
> then switch to gdm on tty8, where another user would be able to log
> in...  It was awfully nice to have it automatically set up like this, as
> opposed to have to do it all oneself.
> 

alt+f2
Run: gdmflexiserver

> I feel rather silly asking for these things, but ubuntu is allowing me
> to become very lazy:  I've not had to recompile my kernel for driver
> support, install third-party packages (other than the marillat packages)
> and it's very nicely set up.
> 
> I look forward to seeing hoary in action.
> 
> Elliot
> 
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