Multiple remote home directory users logged into one machine?

Hello,
Just wondering if it's possible to have two or more users logged into the same machine at the same time. Each user has a home directory located on an XServe RAID connected to an XServe.
We have a new employee who is needing to toggle back and forth between his account and an account that belongs to a previous employee.
So far I've only had success logging in one remote home directory user, and a user account local to the machine. Making.. two users logged in on the same machine at the same time.
Anyone able to offer some insight? thanks!

The way afp works, you won't be able to log in more than one user with a remote home directory on any one machine at a time. This is a known limitation.
If you need access to more than one account at a time, you could copy the home directory of the old user onto the local machine and set up a local account with it. Or you could give the new user a copy of the old home directory if it's just a matter of file access.
Hope this helps,
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C Mar
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