Windows-like user switching?

[egrath]

@EndlessYung
Eventually this could be a bug in EOS Gnome 3.38. The instructions which were valid in the 3.8 series (Gnome 3.36) no longer work, even if they should still be valid in 3.38.

Is user switching from lock screen still impossible?

It’s possible, but it’s not enabled per default. To enable it, execute the following two commands: dconf write /org/gnome/login-screen/disable-user-list false gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver user-switch-enabled true gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.lockdown disable-user-switching false Reboot. Then, the user switcher appears when the screen gets locked: [image]

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Workaround until Bug gets fixed

1. Open a Terminal and make yourself root

sudo bash

2. Then execute the following (just copy/paste the whole bunch into the Terminal)

mkdir -p /usr/local/bin /usr/local/share/applications
cat << EOF | sudo tee /usr/local/bin/switch.sh
#!/bin/bash
# lock the current screen session
loginctl lock-session

# tell gdm to switch session
gdbus call \
	--system \
	--object-path /org/gnome/DisplayManager/LocalDisplayFactory \
	--dest org.gnome.DisplayManager \
	--method org.gnome.DisplayManager.LocalDisplayFactory.CreateTransientDisplay \
	2>/dev/null 1>&2
EOF

cat << EOF | sudo tee /usr/local/share/applications/switch.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Switch User Session
Type=Application
Icon=gcr-key
Exec=/usr/local/bin/switch.sh
Terminal=true
Categories=System
EOF

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/switch.sh
chmod +x /usr/local/share/applications/switch.desktop
gio set /usr/local/share/applications/switch.desktop metadata::trusted yes

3. Reboot

Now you fill find a new Entry in the applications list for every user:

When activated, it locks the current session and puts you on the GDM Login Screen where you can log in with another user. If you want to switch back, either log out or run the Switch User Session Application again.