Dual Users

lilcap · 07-10-2003, 09:55 AM

Now sure exactly how to word this so I'll just say what it is that I need to do. I want to use only one computer but I want to be able to have two different users doing two different things. In other words, I want to make one computer behave like I have two different computers. I do have two monitors and two keyboards with two mouses.

First of all is this even possible and if so then how would I go about doing it. Can anyone refer me a web site dealing or detailing this subject.

Thanks in advance.

superbondbond · 07-10-2003, 10:07 AM

you can login to one console as "user1" and then switch to another console (ie Ctrl+Alt+F2) and then login as another user.

superbondbond · 07-10-2003, 10:07 AM

you can login to one console as "user1" and then switch to another console (ie Ctrl+Alt+F2) and then login as another user.

superbondbond · 07-10-2003, 10:08 AM

Oops, sorry for the double post.

moses · 07-10-2003, 11:54 AM

Is one of your keyboards USB? If not, then you almost certainly won't be able to get it to work. You'll also need two video cards (or a dual headed one). It would also be a good thing if your mice are USB, or if one is USB and one is PS/2.
There will probably be some setup issues with getting the kernel to recognize *different* input from two different keyboards, but I don't know -- I haven't tried, and I don't have the equipment to test it.

LogicG8 · 07-10-2003, 12:59 PM

This should help.

http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/

lilcap · 07-10-2003, 04:03 PM

To all the members out there, please accept my apologies for double posting today. After I set up my account, I was in such a hurry to start getting help that I failed to read the user agreement.

I've been getting some great responses and didn't mean to cause any conflicts or hard feelings. Thanks for pointing out to me my bad user behavior.