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? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 >> >> >> > > > -- Mark Belanger LTX Corporation