Multiple simultaneous users

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Multiple simultaneous users

I would like to do the following and am wondering if it is possible.

Lets say i have a Mac Pro, with 2 user accounts User1 and User2. Both are currently logged in. Can one person use the MacPro using User1 account, while another user uses the User2 account via remote desktop.

Thanks in advance.

Mac Mini Core Duo 1.66 / 2Gb Ram, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jan 9, 2008 9:20 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 9, 2008 9:30 AM in response to QK

Unfortunately, no. Remote Desktop shows the main screen of the computer. It does not act like Microsoft's Terminal Services or Citrix Metaframe in that you can have multiple desktop sessions running in parallel on a single machine.

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Answer 2

biovizier

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Jan 9, 2008 8:14 PM in response to QK

This isn't related to "remote desktop", and I haven't tried it with Leopard, but this might be worth a look...
http://www.redstonesoftware.com/products/vine/multidesktop.html

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Answer 3

Jan 27, 2008 12:54 PM in response to biovizier

In case it's interesting, I've just installed Vine VNC Server on my iMac running Tiger on the internet through DSL and an Airport, and after a little trouble finding how to set up port forwarding on the Airport base station, have successfully connected and operated my desktop with another VNC client. And what a client! A J2ME VNC client (http://j2mevnc.sourceforge.net/) installed on a Nokia 7710. Yep, that's a Java supporting phone. The dream lives.

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