> > I've been having some weird problems with Gnome. I'm not sure if > > gdm is the culprit or something else is. I am currently useing gnome2.2 > > backported to debian 3.0. > > > UserA: Uses startx to start an Xsession > > UserB: uses 'startx -- :1' to start an Xsession > > So, if you're using startx, you're not using GDM. :-) I would recommend > turning on GDM, and using the flexiservers feature: In the System Tools > menu, choose "New login" - it will create a new X server with a login > dialogue, and lock the current X server.
Well it has the same effect with gdm, (if userA logs in GDM it doesn't work) > It's cool stuff. :-) That doesn't work either: - Clicking System Tools->New Login activates the screensaver on my current session and the monitor flickers like X restarted, but doesn't create a new login window. - System Tools->New Login in a nested window works fine. > (Not sure what the problem is with the startx approach though - perhaps look > at .xsession-errors or something to see the error logs.) Nothing looks bad - basically no errors in either .xession-errors, or XFree86.1.Log. Essentially it appears something is waiting for something else to startup - some sort of deadlock or something. nash -- Brett Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug