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Re: second X-session only as root



on Sat, Sep 14, 2002, David Wilk (myca@cia-g.com) wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> 
> I upgraded from a potato+unofficial Xfree4.1 packages (pbotha) system
> that allowed multiple xsessions for all users to a stock woody system
> that only allows a second xsession for root.  I didn't change any
> configs, and here's the contents of my /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config:
> 
> <snip>
> ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
> # Do not edit within this region if you want your changes to be
> # preserved by
> # debconf.  Instead, make changes after the "### END DEBCONF SECTION"
> # line.
> allowed_users=console
> nice_value=-10
> ### END DEBCONF SECTION
> <snip>
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, this should allow all users on the console to start
> up X via startx.  However, here's what I get when I attempt todo so:
> 
> <snip>
> startx -- :1 -dpi 32 vt8

Just glancing, that should work.

What do you have in your local user or system (.)Xsession file(s)?

Try starting X with 'X' rather than 'startx'.  If that works, you've got
config file issues.

Peace.

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