From: "David Z Maze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ivar Alm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I want to allow more than one user to connect to the X server. > > The thing is that we are two people using my machine regularly at > > home, me and my girlfriend. I would like to log in as myself, start X > > and still have the possibility for her to su to her user and launch X > > programs. > > So when you're done using the machine, log out and let her log in. > Or, alternatively, hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 to get a console window, have her > log in there, and run 'startx -- :1' to get a second X session. The X > security model really isn't friendly with multiple people using the > same display at the same time.
I'm lost. What's the big deal with a login manager? kdm or xdm (the only ones I'm familiar with, I'm sure there's a gdm and many others). The X security model is really friendly with these. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
