multiple X sessions problem

(this is a repost) Hi all, my problem is that I cannot run more than one X server at the same time. When I am logged in as a user one and run startx on display :0.0, I do Ctrl-Alt-F2, log in as a user two and type startx -- :1.0 The second X server attempts to start (the gray default background ap

multiple X sessions problem

Hi all, my problem is that I cannot run more than one X server at the same time. When I am logged in as a user one and run startx on display :0.0, I do Ctrl-Alt-F2, log in as a user two and type startx -- :1.0 The second X server attempts to start (the gray default background appears) and gets stu

thanks (was RE: multiple X sessions)

I tried the second option and works :-) thanks to everybody that replied Manos On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Ted Harding wrote: > On 25-Nov-97 E Papantoniou wrote: > > Hi, > > > > when I am logged in as a user and I run X windows, I press Ctrl-Alt-F2 > > and as expected a ne

thanks (was Re: multiple X sessions)

thanks a lot!!! I tried it and it works On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Ettore Aldrovandi wrote: > E Papantoniou wrote: > -> > -> Hi, > -> > -> when I am logged in as a user and I run X windows, I press Ctrl-Alt-F2 > -> and as expected a new terminal comes up.

multiple X sessions (continued)

to add to my previous msg: when I try to get back to the first X session with Ctrl-Alt-F1 I get another error msg: AUDIT: X: client 11 rejected from local host Auth name MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1 any ideas what does this mean? thanks in advance Manos -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST:

multiple X sessions

Hi, when I am logged in as a user and I run X windows, I press Ctrl-Alt-F2 and as expected a new terminal comes up. Then I log in as a different user and I type startx. I get some errors: Fatal server error Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X

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