Multiple logon

[A.J. Bonnema]

Peter Eddy wrote:
> You can 'su <user>' to change to a different user for the current tty, 
> or if you want to have another entire X session running as a different 
> user, get a new console:
> 
>   Ctrl-Alt-F1 (for example)
> 
> Then, login as the new user and type,
> 
>   startx -- :1
> 
> You can then swtich between X sessions with
> 
>   Ctrl-Alt-F7 (typically the first X session)
>   Ctrl-Alt-F8 (the new X session)
> 
> Note that the particular function keys will depend on the your tty 
> configuration, but these are typical.

Thanks for the info. I never new how to start a second X-server, now I do.

BTW: what does the "--" stand for?

Guus.
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A.J. Bonnema, Leiden The Netherlands,
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