Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007, Manual

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1.1.1 What Is a Session?
A session is the period of time from when you log in to when you log out. The login screen offers
several login options. For example, you can select the language of your session so that text that
appears in the interface is presented in that language.
After your username and password are authenticated, the Session Manager starts. The Session
Manager lets you save certain settings for each session. It also lets you save the state of your most
recent session and return to that session the next time you log in.
The Session Manager can save and restore the following settings:
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Appearance and behavior settings, such as fonts, colors, and mouse settings.
Š Applications that you were running. such as a file manager or an OpenOffice.org program.
TIP: You cannot save and restore applications that Session Manager does not manage. For
example, if you start the vi editor from the command line in a terminal window, Session
Manager cannot restore your editing session.
For information on configuring session preferences, see “Managing Sessions” on page 94 .
1.1.2 Switching Desktops
If you installed both the GNOME and the KDE desktops, use the following instructions to switch
desktops.
1 Click Computer > Logout > Log Out .
In KDE, click the main menu button > Log Out > End Current Session .
2 On the login screen, click Session .
3
Select the desktop you want ( GNOME or KDE ), then click OK .
4 Type your username, then press Enter.
5
Type your password, then press Enter.
1.1.3 Locking Your Screen
To lock the screen, you can do either of the following:
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Click Computer > Lock Screen .
Š If the Lock button is present on a panel, click it.
To add the Lock button to a panel, right-click the panel, then click Add to Panel > Lock Screen .
When you lock your screen, the screen saver starts. To lock your screen correctly, you must have a
screen saver enabled. To unlock the screen, move your mouse to display the locked screen dialog.
Enter your username and password, then press Enter.
For information on configuring your screen saver, see “Configuring the Screen Saver” on page 81 .