On my standalone machine running RH5.0 and XFree 3.3.2 I want to run two different logins with different depths. I have one PC, screen and keyboard. I use xdm to manage my logins and I have set the default depth in /etc/XF86Config to 16bpp. I plan to control the choice of display by issuing the DISPLAY environmental variable from the user's login profile, a different value for both users corresponding to the display required. This seems to work fine because the error messages tell me that I have no display :1 running, which is absoluely correct. The default entry in /etc/inittab to start xdm is -nodaemon and the <XROOT>/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers entry is set up for one display, :0. I have changed Xservers to read the following: :0 tabs local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -bpp 16 :1 tabs local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -bpp 8 where tabs is the hostname. All that happens is xdm keeps loging onto the servers, repeatedly. I end up with multiple instances of the server running. I run xbanner as well at login and get the situation where I have may standard window arrangement over the top of a login screen with the keyboard grabbed by the login resource for xdm. I have tried two different methods of starting xdm, both -nodeamon and daemon mode. Nothing works. I would be grateful for any help anyone can give me on this problem.I presume this type of login is possible. Richard McMahon Copenhagen -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
