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Multiple user accounts are supported on some version of 26-bit RISC OS, namely 4.39 and 6. |
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OK: Here's my idea. |
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RISC OS 5 developed by [[RISC OS Open]] does not currently support logging in with multiple users. As of November 2018 there are no plans to introduce this feature, owing to more high importance items requiring developers' attention. |
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Currently, the only version of RISC OS to offer multiple user accounts is the RISC OS 4.xx Select/Adjust branch. |
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But what if an easy, straightforward, logical system could be put together? |
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The idea is as follows: |
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On system start, the user is asked for their username (and password? unimportant at the moment). The system then sets a path ie: User$Path to ADFS::4.$.Users.Jymbob. and adds an icon to the iconbar to open User: |
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Using User: rather than Jymbob: means better abstraction for other apps. For instance, after booting, the system could be set to Filer_Open User: and any global programs with per-user files (eg: Organizer, [[Cretin]], etc.) could be set to load these from User:whatever and would work for all users |
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''This would be in addition to Choices files, which could also be easily redirected to a per-user system |
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For normal users, the HardDisc4 icon linking to <root$dir> is removed. (possibly unnecessary) |
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You can then install apps in User:Apps, and add to apps at startup, save documents in User:Work etc. |
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Global apps could be set to <root$dir>.Apps, and added to the iconbar Apps in the same way. |
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In other words: any normal user will have access from the iconbar to Username:whatever |
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Administrative users would also have access to <Root$Dir> |
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System-wide resources would remain as they are, given that the drive is hidden, not unmounted. |
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Obviously, this is only a preliminary idea, but it's a start, it uses built-in features of RISC OS, and could be implemented in any modern !Boot structure. |
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--Page written by [[User:Jymbob|Jymbob]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 21 November 2018
Multiple user accounts are supported on some version of 26-bit RISC OS, namely 4.39 and 6.
RISC OS 5 developed by RISC OS Open does not currently support logging in with multiple users. As of November 2018 there are no plans to introduce this feature, owing to more high importance items requiring developers' attention.
