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   Ahem A Rivet's Shot to Chris Elvidge   
   Re: X11-app after su - leads to DISPLAY    
   10 Dec 23 15:21:37   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.raspberry-pi   
   From: steveo@eircom.net   
      
   On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:49:56 +0000   
   Chris Elvidge  wrote:   
      
   > I may not be understanding correctly, but why not use a different   
   > terminal to access the test1 user?   
   > Ctrl-Alt-F[2345] to get a new terminal, log in as test1 and then run   
   > startx. This would seem, to me, to give you a completely separate,   
   > private, X session.   
      
   	That should work fine, but remember VT switching doesn't lock   
   screens.   
      
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