On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 10:42:42PM +0200, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi, > Is it possible to run more then one X at the same time? Perhaps one as root > and one as a normal user, so that the second one can be reached e.g. over F8? > > If yes (i assume that) > 1. How is that on a system wich turns X through the init levels on or > 2. on a system wich starts X with the startx command. >
You can use the command - startx -- :1 to start a second X session. By default the first session is started on "0" There are other options to the command. You can view them by issuing - startx -- -help I believe the next available vt is taken over by the second X session. hth, kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke