>Is it possible from within X to start another session of X on a diffent >console? I know I can just Ctrl-Alt-F2, login, and then startx. Then I >could toggle between Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl-Alt-F8. However, I would like >to accomplish the same thing without dropping down to a console. When I >try to do this from an xterm, I get a message about not being authorized >to run the X server. Root, however, can do it. Any suggestions? > >Thanks, >Brian
I've found 2 different things that work. One is by running Xnest. (perhaps I'm not doing it right, but I seem to have to start up the window manager seperately when I do that) That allows you to start a new X session in a window within your current one. "man Xnest" for details. My other method is that I have startx aliased to "startx -- :1" for my root account, so if I need a root X session, I can just pop open an xterm, su to root, type startx, and it automatically starts a new X session in the next display (F8) I then can switch between the two like normal (Ctrl+Alt+Fn), and when I exit it, it automatically drops me back to my other X display. I find this to work the best, buf if you need both X sessions on the screen at the same time, use Xnest. HTH, Jeremy
