[X4U] Do users use resources?

[Stan Gould]

I have an iMac (G5) with four accounts: me, wife and 2 kids. Other  
users staying logged in does not seem to be a problem. I use heavy  
resource software only occasionally, so your results might be  
different than mine. Why don't you start out with them staying logged  
in. If it does not work, change to logging out.

You will be glad that you set up separate user accounts. Keeping all  
software settings and documents separate is a must. Don't know how  
young your kids are, but if they are young, you can also use parental  
controls to build in restrictions.

Hope this helps.

Stan

On Nov 14, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:

> Running 10.4.10 if it makes a difference. We've had a home Mac  
> running X since Jaguar first came out. The computers have always  
> been set up with a single User account that everyone used. Last  
> week I decided to create accounts for my wife and each of my two  
> kids. That way they can stop messing up "My" computer. I use said  
> Mac for my home based business. Being a Graphic Designer I use a  
> lot of resource heavy software. Does having the other three users  
> still logged on use up some of the resources available to me? If  
> so, is it enough for me to be concerned about? Should I instruct  
> them to log off when they are done using the computer?

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