Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:30:35 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternative to x11/gnome3 ? Message-ID: <20180430133035.1991f048976d5c9eb7cc84fd@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20180430121729.GA16523@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> References: <20180429140256.GA8201@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180429224951.537940ad.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180430044253.GA14278@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180430070646.58320fbd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180430052322.GA14629@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180430070843.6ddffc999f02d2fc9e1cc7d2@sohara.org> <20180430121729.GA16523@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru>
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:17:29 +0700 Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> wrote: > Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > > > > It surprises me however that nobody has stepped forward and said "I > > > run two local X-servers", or "I use user switching all the time with > > > XXX" - why is that? > > > > I don't do it now, but I have run multiple X servers using > > startx and switching with Alt-F<n>., IIRC the only required magic was > > to give each server a distinct number. > > No, thanks, startx won't do, I need user authentication to access the > session. Yep I rather thought you would. > I have tried running several local X-servers from xdm but for some > reason the second server would not start. Even if you get it going (I'm sure it's possible just fiddly like anything with xdm) I'm pretty sure xdm will only authenticate at login time and you'll still be able to switch sessions with Ctrl-Alt-F<n> without logging in unless something automatically locks the X session when you switch VTs (which isn't normal behaviour). -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:\>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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