[CentOS] Multiple program instances or multiple log ins?

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Tue Dec 27 19:17:21 UTC 2005


Oh, I am using Gnome desktop.

At 02:14 PM 12/27/2005, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>This all comes out of figuring out how I might run Evolution like I 
>run Eudora.
>
>I see where Evolution places its data in a hidden directory: ~/.evolution
>
>Now why it is felt necessary to put all of this stuff in hidden 
>directories is beyond me.
>
>So it would seem that Evolution is treating each useid as a 
>personality for the logged in user.
>
>Given the way Evolution organizes its data, I could create some more 
>Linux users, and either:
>
>Give my main user file permissions to them and somehow run copies of 
>Evolution using those /home/user directories.  Anyone know how to do that?
>
>Or do I somehow have to have multiple simultaneous logins? And 
>switch between them?  I know there is a way to have 4 desktops....
>
>
>
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