In OS X (Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard) it is really easy to switch between users without logging out of the system. However, you need to activate a system preference setting in order to activate the switch mode.
- Go to System Preferences and select “Accounts”. If you are not an admin user click on the small padlock symbol(
) and login as an admin. user. - Click on “Login Options” and check the “Enable fast user switching.
That’s all. Now if you want to switch as a different user, you can select the appropriate user from the top right corner of the main menu. Switching users does not pause activities of the current user except iTunes or video playback.
