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Re: second X



Dietmar Block wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to run a second X and indeed I succeded by using
> 
> xinit -- :1
> 
> but only as root. As soon as I use the same command as normal user
> the system tells me that I am not authorized to run the Xserver.
> As the same command run well on other linux distributions I wonder how
> I can change this.
> 

Make sure you are not in X when you issue the command -- switch to 
a new virtual terminal log in and type something like startx -- :1
Works for me :)

Roy <rjplus@sunshine.net>


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