Matt Price wrote: > > > Is it really straightforward to configure my woody system to allow > > > multiple X sessions on the same monitor? > > > > To start another X session: > > startx -- :1 > > > > It will end up running on the next available virtual console, and you > > can switch between them by using Linux's virtual console switchingness. > > > > That what you wanted? > > Well, almost. Thanks -- now I remember having read this before! but > for some reason, the simple startx command puts me right into kde, > without the usual dialog box asking how I want to log in. This > happens regardless of what user I log in as. > > I should say that I have one x session up aklready, running kde. > > is there a way around that, do you think? > > matt
If you want a login screen on the second X terminal, you'll have to configure your session manager to do that. I've done it once, but don't remember the details and don't have a Debian machine in front of me to figure it out. However, ssh'ing to a Deb box and looking around, here's a couple of ideas: If you're running KDM, look in /etc/kde2/kdm/kdmrc; I vaguely remember some comments in there about starting KDM on more than one window. There's a configuration tool for GDM in Gnome, I believe, which might allow you to set this option. If you're running WDM, the file /etc//X11/wdm/Xservers looks like what you want. Of course, I find it easier in my case just to start the first session of X however I normallly do, and then to Ctrl-Alt-F1, login, and run "startx -- :[num]", where [num] is the number of the display on which I want to start X. If I want to have a different wm for that session, I'll first edit .xinitrc and .xsession (because I never remember which file takes affect when) to have my wm of choice as the only uncommented line in it. Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
