26 Jun
2018
26 Jun
'18
7:04 a.m.
I'm experimenting running some things with a seond user. It's possible to
configure a key (in my case "Pause", which seems I never ever pressed in my
life an does nothing otherwise) to do "swtch user".
However, you then have to select this user (which the is locked, although I
never asked for a lock).
Would there be any way to have a "move to the next user" function? As I only
have two users, I fon't need a choice :)
Thierry
19 Jul
19 Jul
8:25 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
On 06/26/2018 12:04 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
Would there be any way to have a "move to the
next user" function? As I only
have two users, I fon't need a choice :)
This is very old, but I'm very behind, so it all evens out. :) Maybe you've
found a solution by now, but just in case you haven't...
The standard switch session keys don't do what you need? Ctrl-Alt-F7 for
first logged in GUI session, Ctrl-Alt-F8 for second, etc.
8:52 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
On Thursday 19 July 2018 22.25:25 Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 06/26/2018 12:04 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
Very good. And bypasses the lock.
Wouldthere be a way to map these commands to a single key? YOu can setup
shirtcuts to switch desktops and screens, but not sessions.
Anyway, thank you, this will me useful.
Thierry
Would there be any way to have a "move to
the next user" function? As I
only have two users, I fon't need a choice :)
This is very old, but I'm very behind, so it all evens out. :) Maybe
you've found a solution by now, but just in case you haven't...
The standard switch session keys don't do what you need? Ctrl-Alt-F7 for
first logged in GUI session, Ctrl-Alt-F8 for second, etc. 
9:34 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
Am Donnerstag, 19. Juli 2018 schrieb Thierry de Coulon:
On Thursday 19 July 2018 22.25:25 Dan Youngquist
wrote:
You can use chvt as root, e.g instead of Ctrl+Alt+8 you use:
# chvt 8
Nik
On 06/26/2018 12:04 AM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
Very good. And bypasses the lock.
Wouldthere be a way to map these commands to a single key? YOu can setup
shirtcuts to switch desktops and screens, but not sessions. Would there be any way to have a "move to
the next user" function? As I
only have two users, I fon't need a choice :)
This is very old, but I'm very behind, so it all evens out. :) Maybe
you've found a solution by now, but just in case you haven't...
The standard switch session keys don't do what you need? Ctrl-Alt-F7 for
first logged in GUI session, Ctrl-Alt-F8 for second, etc. Anyway, thank you, this will me useful.
Thierry
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20 Jul
20 Jul
4:36 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
On 07/19/2018 01:52 PM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
If there's a way to do that, it wouldn't be handled by the GUI. The virtual
sessions, and the Ctrl-Alt-Fx keystrokes, are set up before the GUI starts,
maybe by the init system when the multiuser runlevel starts. Maybe you
could make a script to determine which graphical sessions are active, then
switch to the next one, and assign the script to a hotkey. But all that is
way above my pay grade.
The standard
switch session keys don't do what you need? Ctrl-Alt-F7 for
first logged in GUI session, Ctrl-Alt-F8 for second, etc.
Wouldthere be a way to map these commands to a single key? YOu can setup
shirtcuts to switch desktops and screens, but not sessions.
9:43 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
On Friday 20 July 2018 18.36:17 Dan Youngquist wrote:
If there's a way to do that, it wouldn't be
handled by the GUI. The
virtual sessions, and the Ctrl-Alt-Fx keystrokes, are set up before the GUI
starts, maybe by the init system when the multiuser runlevel starts. Maybe
you could make a script to determine which graphical sessions are active,
then switch to the next one, and assign the script to a hotkey. But all
that is way above my pay grade.
I'm afraid it's way above mine too :)
21 Jul
21 Jul
4:14 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
Am Freitag, 20. Juli 2018 schrieb Thierry de Coulon:
On Friday 20 July 2018 18.36:17 Dan Youngquist wrote:
Nothing special here. Modify your /etc/sudoers so that it contains an entry like this:
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL, (root) NOPASSWD: /bin/chvt
and then use xbindkeys to bind e.g F8 to switch to console 8 with "sudo /bin/chvt
8", that's all.
Nik
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If there's a way to do that, it wouldn't
be handled by the GUI. The
virtual sessions, and the Ctrl-Alt-Fx keystrokes, are set up before the GUI
starts, maybe by the init system when the multiuser runlevel starts. Maybe
you could make a script to determine which graphical sessions are active,
then switch to the next one, and assign the script to a hotkey. But all
that is way above my pay grade.
I'm afraid it's way above mine too :)
7:43 p.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] switch user could be better
On Saturday 21 July 2018 18.14:42 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Nothing special here. Modify your /etc/sudoers so that
it contains an entry
like this:
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL, (root) NOPASSWD: /bin/chvt
and then use xbindkeys to bind e.g F8 to switch to console 8 with "sudo
/bin/chvt 8", that's all.
Nik
Thanks Nik. Took me some time to install and understand, but it works great
once you get in correctly.
Thierry
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