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How does one switch users in Unity? (i.e., in the GUI, not sudo.)
I really want to launch another X session using a different WM, without abandoning the current one.
lightdm switch-user
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
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How does one switch users in Unity? (i.e., in the GUI, not sudo.)
I really want to launch another X session using a different WM, without abandoning the current one.
lightdm switch-user
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08
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How does one switch users in Unity? (i.e., in the GUI, not sudo.)
I really want to launch another X session using a different WM, without abandoning the current one.
lightdm switch-user
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
How does one switch users in Unity? (i.e., in the GUI, not sudo.)
I really want to launch another X session using a different WM, without abandoning the current one.
lightdm switch-user
lightdm switch-user
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
edited May 21 '12 at 19:52
Jorge Castro
37.4k107423618
37.4k107423618
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
asked May 21 '12 at 19:51
ThanatosThanatos
197311
197311
If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08
add a comment |
If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08
If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08
If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08
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Simply click on Second Icon from right (Session Indicator) on Unity panel and Select "Switch User Account".
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
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Go to the top right hand corner of the screen and click on your user name to trigger the drop-down menu of options, then click on Switch User.
That's how I do it on my laptop with 12.04.
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
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In a terminal:
sudo apt-get install xfswitch-plugin
Or via Software Center:
I saw that on How can I switch users from within XFCE?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
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answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
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Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or others F* works for me; Ubuntu 18.04 && gdm (default) as login manager).
Hypothesis: If I am not wrong, gdm will after login lunch new X11 (or wayland) server instance and put it on some unused terminal (ctrl+alt+F[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]). So you can leave your session (actually whole graphical server) on where it is (probably ctrl+alt+F2) without any touch (for example i3wm by default does not lock its session) and show login screen, which is always on first virtual terminal.
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Simply click on Second Icon from right (Session Indicator) on Unity panel and Select "Switch User Account".
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
add a comment |
Simply click on Second Icon from right (Session Indicator) on Unity panel and Select "Switch User Account".
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
add a comment |
Simply click on Second Icon from right (Session Indicator) on Unity panel and Select "Switch User Account".
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
Simply click on Second Icon from right (Session Indicator) on Unity panel and Select "Switch User Account".
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
edited May 21 '12 at 20:06
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
answered May 21 '12 at 19:54
Basharat SialviBasharat Sialvi
19.8k85276
19.8k85276
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
add a comment |
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
Now if only I had that button.
– Thanatos
May 21 '12 at 19:56
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
@Thanatos Follow this answer to reinstall it. “Session Menu” and “Me Menu” are missing after upgrade
– Basharat Sialvi
May 21 '12 at 19:59
add a comment |
Go to the top right hand corner of the screen and click on your user name to trigger the drop-down menu of options, then click on Switch User.
That's how I do it on my laptop with 12.04.
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
add a comment |
Go to the top right hand corner of the screen and click on your user name to trigger the drop-down menu of options, then click on Switch User.
That's how I do it on my laptop with 12.04.
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
add a comment |
Go to the top right hand corner of the screen and click on your user name to trigger the drop-down menu of options, then click on Switch User.
That's how I do it on my laptop with 12.04.
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
Go to the top right hand corner of the screen and click on your user name to trigger the drop-down menu of options, then click on Switch User.
That's how I do it on my laptop with 12.04.
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
answered May 21 '12 at 19:55
Jeff WellingJeff Welling
7772512
7772512
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In a terminal:
sudo apt-get install xfswitch-plugin
Or via Software Center:
I saw that on How can I switch users from within XFCE?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
Community♦
1
answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
1011
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In a terminal:
sudo apt-get install xfswitch-plugin
Or via Software Center:
I saw that on How can I switch users from within XFCE?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
Community♦
1
answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
1011
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In a terminal:
sudo apt-get install xfswitch-plugin
Or via Software Center:
I saw that on How can I switch users from within XFCE?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
Community♦
1
answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
1011
In a terminal:
sudo apt-get install xfswitch-plugin
Or via Software Center:
I saw that on How can I switch users from within XFCE?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
Community♦
1
answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
1011
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32
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answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
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answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
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answered Aug 7 '12 at 2:20
FredericFrederic
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1011
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Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or others F* works for me; Ubuntu 18.04 && gdm (default) as login manager).
Hypothesis: If I am not wrong, gdm will after login lunch new X11 (or wayland) server instance and put it on some unused terminal (ctrl+alt+F[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]). So you can leave your session (actually whole graphical server) on where it is (probably ctrl+alt+F2) without any touch (for example i3wm by default does not lock its session) and show login screen, which is always on first virtual terminal.
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Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or others F* works for me; Ubuntu 18.04 && gdm (default) as login manager).
Hypothesis: If I am not wrong, gdm will after login lunch new X11 (or wayland) server instance and put it on some unused terminal (ctrl+alt+F[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]). So you can leave your session (actually whole graphical server) on where it is (probably ctrl+alt+F2) without any touch (for example i3wm by default does not lock its session) and show login screen, which is always on first virtual terminal.
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Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or others F* works for me; Ubuntu 18.04 && gdm (default) as login manager).
Hypothesis: If I am not wrong, gdm will after login lunch new X11 (or wayland) server instance and put it on some unused terminal (ctrl+alt+F[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]). So you can leave your session (actually whole graphical server) on where it is (probably ctrl+alt+F2) without any touch (for example i3wm by default does not lock its session) and show login screen, which is always on first virtual terminal.
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Using Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or others F* works for me; Ubuntu 18.04 && gdm (default) as login manager).
Hypothesis: If I am not wrong, gdm will after login lunch new X11 (or wayland) server instance and put it on some unused terminal (ctrl+alt+F[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]). So you can leave your session (actually whole graphical server) on where it is (probably ctrl+alt+F2) without any touch (for example i3wm by default does not lock its session) and show login screen, which is always on first virtual terminal.
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If like us you switch between users a lot and don't want to type password every time, consider this: askubuntu.com/questions/811953/…
– Stéphane Gourichon
Aug 16 '16 at 6:08