Managing Sessions - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - GNOME 19-06-2006 Manual

Dialog Element
When a user tries to view or control
your desktop
Password

2.4.7 Managing Sessions

This module lets you manage your sessions. A session occurs between the time that you log in to the
desktop environment and the time that you log out. You can set session preferences and specify
which applications to start when you begin a session. You can configure sessions to save the state of
applications and then restore the state when you start another session.
You can also use this preference tool to manage multiple sessions. For example, you might have a
mobile session which starts applications you use most frequently when traveling, a demo session
that starts applications used to present a demonstration or slide show to a customer, and a work
session that uses a different set of applications when you are working in the office.
Click Computer > Control Center > System > Sessions.
This module consists of three tabbed pages:
• Session Options: Lets you manage multiple sessions and set preferences for the current
• Current Session: Lets you specify startup order values and select restart styles for the session-
• Startup Programs: Lets you specify non-session-managed startup applications, which start
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session.
managed applications in your current session.
automatically when you start a session.
Description
Select from the following security considerations when a user
tries to view or control your desktop:
• Ask you for confirmation
Select this option if you want remote users to ask you for
confirmation when they want to share your session. This
option enables you to be aware when other users connect
to your session. You can also decide what time is suitable
for the remote user to connect to your session.
• Require the user to enter this password
Select this option to authenticate the remote user if
authentication is used. This option provides an extra level
of security.
Enter the password that the remote user who wants to view or
control your session must enter.