[CentOS] How to login to a new session?

duffmckagan mckagan at gmail.com
Wed Aug 3 04:42:33 UTC 2005


Which version of KDE are you using  Paul?






On 8/3/05, duffmckagan <mckagan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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