Password protected screen saver.

[surreal]

Is there any way I can set the screen saver password to enable either the administrator or a guest to be able to log on to their respective accounts?

[SeanC]

Do you mean when someone else is logged in? If that's what you mean, I don't think so. Only the logged in user or an Administrator can unlock a computer with a password protected screen saver. If the Administrator logs in, the user that was logged in gets booted out and any unsaved files are lost.

[surreal]

OH,, so what if I have both a guest and admin logged on then the screen saver kicks in, does it give either the option to log on then? I just would like to walk away from my computer and the guest user be forced to log into their account to use my computer since I leave it on all the time. I have fast switching turned on.

[SeanC]

I don't think you can have two accounts logged in at the same time.

What you could do and ensure that no one uses your admin account is to logout of the admin account before you walk away from the computer. That forces people to use the guest account unless they know the admin password. Although logging out would stop any programs from running.

[surreal]

Thanks, I guess I'm just going to have to figure out how to run my DC client, BOINC as a service.

[SeanC]

Here you go: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/fo...ad.php?id=1204