startx allowing only 2 X sessions?

Ghost1227 · 2009-11-13 03:26:17

I'm having a hard time convincing my computer to allow more than two simultaneous X sessions when using startx/xinit. I seem to recall that there was a PolicyKit setting that allowed/restricted a system to x number of sessions. I don't think it's restricted by default, but I could well be wrong. Does anyone know what setting I'm thinking of? Or have any other ideas as to why my system would be limiting me? It's making testing my next update to CDM very difficult...

sliponoga · 2009-11-13 03:55:16

Ghost1227 wrote:

Does anyone know what setting I'm thinking of? Or have any other ideas as to why my system would be limiting me?

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/xorg-server.conf

R00KIE · 2009-11-13 13:53:53

I can't even start more than 1 X session .... previously I could go into tty[1-6] and type xinit -- :1 and it would work, now it just complains and foes nothing

LeoSolaris · 2009-11-14 15:21:58

You can open more than one X session at once??? I've tried more than a few times, and it never worked, which is why I reduced the number of consoles that started when the system boots to just two. (Primary and backup)

Hmm I may have to change things, now that I know it is possible.

Is that why the consoles are on Alt+F1-6? So you have Alt+F7-12 as X sessions? That would be handy.

Edit: With a little editing of the mentioned dbus file, and the xinit -- :1 command, I was able to get the second X session up. I used a secondary user, rather than the same user twice. I am not sure if that makes a difference.

Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-11-14 15:59:19)

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#1 2009-11-13 03:26:17

startx allowing only 2 X sessions?

#2 2009-11-13 03:55:16

Re: startx allowing only 2 X sessions?

#3 2009-11-13 13:53:53

Re: startx allowing only 2 X sessions?

#4 2009-11-14 15:21:58

Re: startx allowing only 2 X sessions?

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