Ubuntu Feisty has its own user switching tool and it works pretty good. It just that need to make sure to type the user's password even you don't see the password entry field. I believe it is caused by Compiz utility. However, switching user seems little slugish and found this tutorial from one of Ubuntu tutorial site.
sudo aptitude install fast-user-switch-applet
After that has installed (it’s only 645kB) you simply need to add it to your panel as an applet. You can do that by right-clicking on your panel, selecting “add to panel” and finding “User Switcher” in the Miscellaneous section.
Once this is added you are able to very easily switch between users on the system without completely logging out and logging into another desktop. Simply click on the “Users” icon now appearing on your panel and select another user!
If you have multiple users an your machine, or share the machine with a spouse / roommate / etc this is a really useful little tool. Enjoy!
Happy coding!!!
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