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paris3200

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Registered: 2012-12-08

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[SOLVED] Multiple X Sessions

I've looked through the forum, wiki and google and haven't been able to find an answer.  The problem is I don't know specifically what questions to ask. 

Currently I'm using Slim as my login manager and awesome as my window manager.  What I want to be able to do is for my wife to start a parallel session and login using slim.  Currently she is doing ctrl+alt+F6, logging in and then running startx.  She is having trouble remembering these steps and is getting very frustrated.  Is there a way for her to start another x session using slim or another login manager?

Last edited by paris3200 (2013-01-17 21:41:37)

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] Multiple X Sessions

Just put this in her .profile:

# startx on TTY6                                                                                                
  if [[ -z "$DISPLAY" ]] && [[ $(tty) = /dev/tty6 ]]; then
   exec startx -- vt6 &>/dev/null 
   logout
fi

She just needs to Ctrl-Alt-F6 and enter her username and password (which she would have to do in a login manager anyway)...

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graysky

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Re: [SOLVED] Multiple X Sessions

You want a 'fast user switching' solution on awesome/slim?  Do I understand correctly?  Lxdm offers this which is how the wife and I can use the same box on occasion.  See this wiki page:  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LX … hing_Users

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sonoran

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Re: [SOLVED] Multiple X Sessions

Among the login managers Qingy claims to be able to do it:
http://qingy.sourceforge.net/

Qingy runs in place of getty, so when you switch vts you see another instance of the login manager.
Also easily themeable, which is why I like it.

paris3200

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Re: [SOLVED] Multiple X Sessions

I edited her bash profile.  Thanks for all the information.  If she still has problems I may consider switching to Lxdm or Qingy.