-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 20/05/14 04:13, Ralph Katz wrote: > On 05/19/2014 08:20 AM, Richard Hector wrote: >> Hey all, > >> I'm wondering if it would help me to have 2 potentially >> simultaneous logins on my computer, one for private use and one >> for work (I'm working from home). That would give me 2 home >> directories, 2 icedove profiles etc etc. > >> To that end, does anyone know if it's possible to have 2 >> instances of gdm (or whatever display manager) start at boot, so >> I can log in to them independently? Actually, I can't think of >> any reason it wouldn't be possible, so does anyone have any tips >> on how? > > Hi -- I can confirm this works on stable with xfce and lightdm to > do exactly that: > > ~$ sudo adduser richard-work > > Then ctrl-alt-F1 [F2, etc]; login as richard-work; Then ~$ > DISPLAY=:1 startx -- :1 # launches your 2nd display manager > session > > Switch between X sessions with ctrl-alt-F7 / F8 keys (for me).
startx does indeed do it, thanks - though I don't need to specify the DISPLAY variable; it just works if I run startx as my other user. So that proves that it is possible to get 2 X servers running. Next step, ideally, is to also have 2 display managers running - ideally gdm3, since that's what I've been using, but anything will do. Preference for something that will let me choose my DE without mucking around with a .xsession file. Any suggestions? Cheers, Richard -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTekk1AAoJELSi8I/scBaNwAoH/jNb2F3GNO78GN1KTpsSc/21 +A+WzM4hGtNSsVDHLgWaaPtugVaNiEE4xa+KkyrF336k3+hbFJ2Rr0l6AKvCKbif SyAwq/h0MwzhtPoeaDw8ncU6HbkUvOjW1TK0wtbh9IMEkKvzNVTvUWR6bID41ftS 36jNy5tm1ilsAcu/xAnqNcMxOVdoXtIx5hexPWY8SO2H/FDY0w4lPtlL/W7Z/lrR ewowxsXAtquqOf/D7GaxRpt1U3ZfBJ4D4WYN3OOy760Ror4IIh6mIQUKAu17RqTW jIorHz6eorYFP3puknmoXuKIr4wvLbOpLype5uFCpNptmmlDXYqZ8goh0Bwh66c= =VMnn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/537a493e.3010...@walnut.gen.nz
