Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:10:38 +0700 From: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternative to x11/gnome3 ? Message-ID: <20180430131038.GA17639@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> In-Reply-To: <20180430133035.1991f048976d5c9eb7cc84fd@sohara.org> References: <20180429140256.GA8201@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180429224951.537940ad.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180430044253.GA14278@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180430070646.58320fbd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20180430052322.GA14629@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180430070843.6ddffc999f02d2fc9e1cc7d2@sohara.org> <20180430121729.GA16523@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180430133035.1991f048976d5c9eb7cc84fd@sohara.org>
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Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > > Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > > > > > > It surprises me however that nobody has stepped forward and said "I > > > > run two local X-servers", or "I use user switching all the time with > > > > XXX" - why is that? > > > > > > I don't do it now, but I have run multiple X servers using > > > startx and switching with Alt-F<n>., IIRC the only required magic was > > > to give each server a distinct number. > > > > No, thanks, startx won't do, I need user authentication to access the > > session. > > Yep I rather thought you would. > > > I have tried running several local X-servers from xdm but for some > > reason the second server would not start. > > Even if you get it going (I'm sure it's possible just fiddly like > anything with xdm) I'm pretty sure xdm will only authenticate at login time > and you'll still be able to switch sessions with Ctrl-Alt-F<n> without > logging in unless something automatically locks the X session when you > switch VTs (which isn't normal behaviour). I see your point, and you are most probably right. From this point of view, there is no difference between two X-servers running from xdm, or from startx. I may as well use some password-protected screensaver (I think xlockmore can do that) starting after a timeout. -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN AS43859
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