Screen Sharing, one user?

I have upgraded a couple of my machines to Lion, and have noticed the switch to allow multi-user/virtual screen sharing.
Is there any way to mimic the old behaviour?
What I use screen sharing for is when my wife or kids need help, or to check in on what the kids are doing. I would like to be able to log on and control the desktop, without knowing which user is connected.
Thanks

Correct.So if you are using a Lion(you) to connect to a Snow leopard(kids) then you'll run into this problem
but if its you who runs Snow leopard and kids are running on lion then this whole thread was pointless LOL.
jrsmobile wrote:
I do know their passwords, and they are set to not allow them to change them. Problem there is that you have to know which to log in as
Good question. Are there a lot of accounts?I am unsure what the best setup for you might be. I reckon a 3rd party VNC might just do the trick

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