Machine: Centos 7.6
GNOME: Version 3.28.2


Scenario:

USER A: Needs a break from work, clicks lock button on the top right hand side from the drop down menu. His machine is now locked.

USER B: Wants to use machine but he cant because the session is locked by USER A, there is no "Log in as another user" as it normally should be.


QUESTION: Why is the "Log in as another user" tab missing at a locked screen? How can this ability be enabled/disabled?

COMMENTS: I can ssh into the system and restart gdm and it would cause USER A's session to be killed and a login screen will prompt for a new session. i know that. i also know switching users from a terminal BUT for clarification purposes what i really want is the ability to be able to "Log in as another user" from the login screen. I've scoured google for a solution but to no avail. Also, Ctl+Alt f2 or 3 etc are disabled in this system, which means i cannot log in and startx.

Duplicate of https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...0/#post5971852

Yes, sorry i wanted this to get more exposure since there are more active members in the newbie thread.

Noted Waris.

The canned reply available for us here would be:
Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.

Meanwhile, there are some answers in the Desktop forum which I see you've already noticed.

If you feel that the question is more suitable for a different forum, you can click on the Report button on your first thread post and ask for that thread conversation to be moved. Newbie is a great choice, but also there is a specific CentOS forum that is available too.

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