Comment 9 for bug 37181
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| Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote Re: [Bug 37181] Re: [Bug 37181] Re: at_console does not adapt to console changes | #9 |
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On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 03:34:34PM -0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> User A logs in. His preferences have the machine configured to suspend
> after being idle for 15 minutes. He locks his screen and leaves. User B
> arrives. She logs in with the "switch user" button, and starts working.
> 15 minutes after user A became idle, his power manager daemon suspends
> the machine.
Understood, but this seems like rather a corner case, requiring a
combination of non-default power management preferences and multiple console
users.
It's certainly worth fixing, but I think only a straightforward fix would be
appropriate for Dapper. We certainly have bugs with broader impact which
should be fixed instead.
> There are similar issues related to who gets access to hotplugged media.
> If user switching is going to be enabled, then this really needs fixing.
Surely the hotplugged media issues are not new; iirc we have had such
problems since Warty with multiple sessions.
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- mdz