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The Be FAQs
The BeOS

Will the BeOS support multiple users?

The BeOS:
Features

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0064

Last Modified:
2/3/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Features, multi, user, login, security

We thought long and hard about the issue of multiple versus single user, and have decided to focus on a single user with a single user's preferences for the initial releases of the BeOS.

The underlying infrastructure for supporting multiple logins and multiple users' preferences is there, and the facility will likely appear in a future release.

In all, we're trying to keep to a personal computer's roots while not ignoring the utility and reality of multiple users, both local and remote.

Does the BeOS allow remote execution with local display (like X11)?

Is there a way to add multiple logins for ftp, telnet, etc.?

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