Switching to another user with automatic locking

[Paul Smith]

On 4/25/07, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>> Is there some way of switching to another user with automatic locking
> > >>>> of the screen of the first user, i.e., likewise KDE?
> > >>>>
> > >>> Doesn't the gnome-screensaver have such a feature?  Lock screen, and
> > >>> then you can log in as another user.
> > >>>
> > >> You can use xscreensaver together with gdm, i.e. gdmflexiserver.
> > >> xscreensaver has this switch users functionality (must be compiled in,
> > >> but usually it is), which calls gdmflexiserver. When the screen is
> > >> locked via "xscreensaver-command -lock", the xscreensaver login gui
> > >> provides you with a "New Login" button which in turn brings you to a new
> > >> gdm login screen.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Thanks, Mike and Nick. "xscreensaver-command -lock" only locks the
> > > screen, unfortunately. (I am using here Fedora Core 6.) How can I
> > > install gnome-screensaver?
> > >
> >
> > Do you use gdm as display manager?
>
> How can I know that?

No problem, as with

gdmflexiserver

I get what I want.

Thanks to all respondents.

Paul