XPost: comp.sys.raspberry-pi   
   From: steveo@eircom.net   
      
   On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:14:22 +0000   
   Chris Elvidge  wrote:   
      
   > On 10/12/2023 15:01, Grant Taylor wrote:   
   > > On 12/10/23 07:49, Chris Elvidge wrote:   
   > >> I may not be understanding correctly, but why not use a different   
   > >> terminal to access the test1 user?   
   > >   
   > > Not everybody knows or cares to do that.   
   > >   
   > >> Ctrl-Alt-F[2345] to get a new terminal, log in as test1 and then run   
   > >> startx.   
   > >   
   > > Not all Linux / X11 / WM / DE configurations support doing that.   
   >   
   > Linux supports terminal switching as standard (AFAIK) - Alt-F[123456]   
   > X11 suports Ctl-Alt-F[123456]   
      
   	Yes - however there is one important detail. Running startx does   
   not start an X session on the terminal you run it from, it uses the first   
   free virtual terminal - you can detach startx and logout on the terminal   
   you start on. Also to run more than one X server you have to pass startx an   
   argument to tell it what display it is if it isn't the default. It's been a   
   long time since I did this and scripted it in a long lost shell function   
   and I've a feeling there was another fiddly detail but it's all doable, or   
   at least was several years ago. ISTR only one X server got access to DRM.   
      
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