Re: fc2 is single user?!

From: Satish Balay (balay_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 06/30/04

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To: sds@gnu.org, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Sam Steingold wrote:

    > it appears that fc2 is now single-user.
    >
    > we used to use the fc1 computer like this:
    > my wife and I each log in on one's own virtual console and start X with
    > "startx". each has one's own X window session, and we can switch
    > between them with C-M-f7 and C-M-f8 (obviously, we take turns using the
    > monitor/keyboard, but we do not need to logout to let the other use the
    > computer). I had to do some tricks to enable both of us to use
    > audio/video &c: I created a group "sound", added both of us to it, and
    > did "chgrp sound, chmod g+rw" for the audio devices. This worked OK
    > (although each upgrade and reboot reset ownership and permissions).
    >
    > Now, only the person who was the first to log in can start X!
    > the other one gets the splash screen (which says FC2) but no icons ever
    > appear on it, it just hangs there.
    >
    > So, where are these ownerships and permissions set so that I can make
    > my box multi-user again?
    >
    > Or do I need to blindly chgrp all devices owned by users?!

    Well - you could boot to 'init 5' (graphical boot) and use
    'gdmflexiserver' to start the xserver on Alt-Ctl-F8 console.

    Alternatively - you can uncomment out the following line in
    /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf - and you'll have 2 gdm sessions running on
    reboot - one on Alt-Ctl-F7, and the other at Alt-Ctl-F8

    #1=Standard

    Don't know how one would share audio though..

    Satish 

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