Re: X nice value
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 02:23:55PM +0100, Hereward Cooper wrote:
> Hi,
> When I configure/reconfigure xserver-common I give debconf my nice value
> for X, but when ever I 'startx' it says it is reverting back to a value
> of 0, no matter what value I give it.
> How can I force X to use my nice value?
Only root can do nice < 0, so I think the nice trick really only works
if you run a display manager (or startx as root). Basically, as a
luser, nice just allows you to lower the priority of your processes.
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Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
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