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 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? 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] > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBC70BtTKkMgmrBY7MRAq1TAJ9CUYk6826oF4wNV0Lvp3nWSo9/BwCeOOH1 > kJM1fl++EUunIOIksHAw2gM= > =zAaN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > -- "No-one dies a virgin. Life screws everyone."