Logging In to Your Desktop

A session occurs between the time that you log in to the Java Desktop System and the time that you log out. The login screen is your gateway to the Java Desktop System. The login screen provides fields for you to enter your username and password. The login screen enables you to select login options, for example you can select the language of your session.

You start a session when you log in. The session manager starts after your username and password are authenticated. The session manager enables you to manage the session. For example, you can save the state of your most recent session and return to that session the next time that you log in. The session manager saves and restores the following:

• The appearance and behavior settings, for example fonts, colors, and mouse settings.

• The applications that you were running, for example file manager and text editor windows. You cannot save and restore applications that the session manager does not manage. For example, if you start the vi editor from the command line in a terminal window, session manager cannot restore your editing session.

To Log In on Linux Systems

Perform the following steps:

1. On the login screen, click on the Session icon. Choose the Java Desktop System from the list of available desktop environments.

2. Enter your username in the Username field, then press Return.

3. Enter your password in the Password field, then press Return.

When you log in successfully, the session manager starts a session. If this is the first time you log in, then the session manager starts a new session. If you have logged in before, then the session manager restores your previous session, if you saved the settings for the previous session when you logged out.

If you want to shut down or restart the system before you log in, click on the Actions icon on the login screen. A dialog is displayed. Select the option that you require, then click OK.

To Log In to a Different Language on Linux Systems

Perform the following steps:

1. On the login screen, click on the Language icon.

2. Choose the language you require from the list of available languages, then click OK.

3. Enter your username in the Username field, then press Return.

4. Enter your password in the Password field, then press Return.

When you log in to a session in a different language, you choose the language for the user interface. You do not specify a keyboard layout for the session. To specify a keyboard layout, use the Keyboard Indicator panel application.

Panel applications are small, interactive applications that reside within a panel, for example Clock. Each panel application has a simple user interface that you can operate with the mouse or keyboard.

To Log In to a New Session on Linux Systems

Perform the following steps:

• Click Launch, then choose Applications -> Utilities-> New Login.

• Enter your username in the Username field, then press Return.

• Enter your password in the Password field, then press Return.

To Log In on Solaris Systems

Perform the following steps:

1. On the login screen, choose Options -> Session. Choose the Java Desktop System from the list of available desktop environments.

2. Enter your username, then click OK.

3. Enter your password, then click OK.

When you log in successfully, the session manager starts a session. If this is the first time you log in, then the session manager starts a new session. If you have logged in before, then the session manager restores your previous session.

To Log In to a Different Language on Solaris Systems

Perform the following steps:

1. On the login screen, choose Options -> Session. Choose the Java Desktop System from the list of available desktop environments.

2. On the login screen, choose Options -> Language.

3. Choose the language group that includes the language that you want.

4. Choose a language, then click OK.

5. Enter your username, then click OK.

6. Enter your password, then click OK.

Your system administrator sets the default language for your system. The Options menu on the login screen enables you to access other languages. When you choose a language in the Options menu, your system sets the LANG variable for your session. The system restores the default language at the end of the session.

To Log In to a New Session in a Nested Window

Perform the following steps:

• Click Launch, then choose Applications -> Utilities-> New Login in a Nested Window.

• From the Xnest window, enter your username, then press Return.

• Enter your password, then press Return. A dialog is displayed with the following options:

  • Log in anyway

  • Return to previous login

  • Abort login

• Click on Log in anyway to begin a new Java Desktop System session in a nested window.