[CentOS] How to login to a new session?

[duffmckagan]

No, even after trying it with  --, it is not working.

Yeah. Maybe I need to upgrade to KDE 3.4
But KDE 3.4 is stable. Should I install that to make this thing work?

On 8/3/05, Mark Belanger <mark_belanger at ltx.com> wrote:
> duffmckagan wrote:
> > Sorry, but I wasn't able to Login to a new session even with this
> > Procedure. don't understand whats wrong with it.
> >
> > When i use the following command
> >
> > ctrl+alt+F2
> > xinit /usr/bin/startkde -:1
> >
> 
> You are missing a --
>   xinit /usr/bin/startkde -- :1
> 
> -Mark
> 
> > I get error messages like
> >
> >>unable to open display
> >>cannot connect to xserver and stuff like that.
> >
> >
> > Moreover, thought the following command would do.
> >
> > ctrl+alt+f2
> > xinit /usr/bin/kdm -:1
> >
> >>fatal server error
> >>server is already active for display 0
> >
> > if this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.x0-lock and start again.
> >
> >
> > What should I do?
> > whats wrong?
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> > On 8/2/05, Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> wrote:
> >
> >>On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 21:10 +1200, Tom wrote:
> >>
> >>>duffmckagan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>I have Cent OS 4 with KDE.
> >>>>How do I enable an option of starting a new session with the current running?
> >>>>
> >>>>What I want to do is.....If I Lock my Screen, the other user should be
> >>>>able to Login to a new session on the Same computer.
> >>>>
> >>
> >>There was just a thread on the list that explains how to do this
> >>perfectly :)
> >>
> >>First, you lock your screen, then you press ctrl-alt-F2 (or ctrl-alt-f3,
> >>f4, f5) and allow the other user to login at the console as the user you
> >>want.
> >>
> >>Then issue the command:
> >>
> >>xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1
> >>
> >>OR
> >>
> >>xinit /usr/bin/startkde -- :1
> >>
> >>
> >>You would then use (one of these) ctrl-alt-f8, f9, f10, f11, f12 to
> >>access the session ... and ctrl-alt-f7 for your orginal session.
> >>
> >>For a third user, pick a console (ctrl-alt-f3) and do:
> >>
> >>xinit /usr/bin/startkde -- :2
> >>
> >>(or you could do gnome)
> >>
> >>and it should go to the graphical console (ctrl-alt-f9).
> >>
> >>that will work easily for up to 5 users ... if you need more than that,
> >>other things would need to be done.
> >>
> >>
> >>>>I hope this is clear.
> >>>>Thank you.
> >>>
> >>>Ubuntu have this feature, switch users, but I haven't been able to do it
> >>>without losing the other session. [centos 3 & 4]
> >>
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