Re: launch a command in another user's session

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Author: Jeremy C. Reed
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: launch a command in another user's session
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Josh Coffman wrote:

> Is there a way to run a command in another user's
> session?
> Sometimes I remote my home machine while my kids or
> wife are playing on it... just thought it would be fun
> to mess with them.


In X, use the DISPLAY environment variable. (Or some X clients have a
-display argument.) But the X authentication needs to be setup to allow
you.

Jeremy C. Reed

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