If you have been granted permission to share another user's session, and you have access to the server on which the session is running, you can join the session. When you attempt to join another user's session, the user is prompted to allow or deny the access request.
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You cannot join a shared session from the same machine on which it is running. |
To join a session shared to you by another user:
If you experience a delay while Exceed onDemand connects to the server, it is likely that the master session is involved in an X application operation such as CDE login. Exceed onDemand connects when the operation is completed.
Sharing Control of Shared X Sessions
If you have Participate permission in a session shared to you by another user, you can take control of the session unless otherwise indicated by the session properties indicators.
Control indicators for the Windows client
Indicators for Exceed onDemand Client for Windows are icons in the notification area (the Windows system tray). These icons appear only while a session is being shared. The following table describes the control icons and their uses.
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The input capture option lets you take control of the input for a current session. Only one user at a time can control session input. If input capture is available, this icon appears in your system tray in Windows, and the Enable option is available on the Exceed onDemand Desktop Menu in Linux. Indicators appear by default on all client desktops running the shared session. You can click this icon to secure sole control. In this case, all other shared sessions display the No-Access icon. |
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The Control icon appears on your desktop when you click the Available icon. It indicates that you have sole control of the X session. In this case, the No-Access icon appears on all other client desktops running the shared session. You can click the Control icon again to make the session available to all users. |
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The Input Capture Not Available icon indicates that another user has control of the X session. In this case, you cannot participate in the session unless the user makes the session available. |
Control indicators for the Linux/UNIX/Mac client
Exceed onDemand Client for Linux/UNIX/Mac indicates whether you can take control of a session using the Grab Input command on the Share menu:
If input capture is enabled for you and no other user has control of the session, Grab Input is available. Click it to take control of the session. A check mark next to Grab Input indicates that you have sole control of the X session. In this case, the Grab Input option is dimmed for all other users.