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Re: Virtual consoles in slink; somewhat updated



On Mon, Nov 22, 1999 at 12:11:26AM -0500, Mike Werner wrote:
> I'm not sure what happens if, for instance, one user was to startx from,
> say, VC 1 and then another user, for example root, was to do startx from
> another VC.  Would that start another X on VC 8?  I think I'll have to try
> that next time I'm on my slink box.

X just grabs the next open console.  Minor caveat:  you have to tell
it to use an unused display number.

Try running startx -- :1 from an xterm sometime, just for fun.

Rob

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I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.
		-- Butch Cassidy


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