Re: Xorg replaces TTY1
On 2015-11-28 21:16:20 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:10:01PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 27 Nov 2015 at 18:29:20 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 06:40:00PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > > > "startx -- vt7" won't work (tested). X only runs on the
> > > > virtual console it was started from.
> > >
> > > Works for me. That is alt-f7 from one of the ttys takes to me to X .
> >
> > I might not have been very clear. It is on the testing distribution that
> > "startx -- vt7" doesn't work. It gives a fatal server error.
>
> Oh, really? :( Is that a bug or intended behaviour?
I don't think that this is a bug. The reason has already been given:
X needs root rights to access a different VT. But now X is no longer
SUID root...
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