Two X sessions on one machine???

Markie markie at notwentytwo.freeserve.co.uk
Thu Sep 4 08:46:45 PDT 2003


----- Original Message -----
From: "KroNiC~BSD" <kronic_bsd at fastmail.fm>
To: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 5:06 AM
Subject: Two X sessions on one machine???


> Is it possible to have more that one X session running on the same
> machine? The problem is if i want to create a remote X connection to my
> linux machine via my Freebsd machine i have to kill the current running
> LOCAL X session first.....then i can "from the freebsd machine" # X
> -query 192.168.0.6
> and get a X session on the linux machine.
>
> On my Freebsd box, with a local X session , i would like to open a
> terminal ...aterm or xterm and then somehow in that terminal create a X
> session to the linux machine.
>
> I have tried this but get the following error:
>
> freeebsd# X -query 192.168.0.62
>
> Fatal server error:
> Server is already active for display 0
> If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
> and start again.
>
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> Please report problems to xfree86 at xfree86.org
>
>
>
> i assume the error is local because my current running local X session is
> on display 0 .
>
> is it possible for me to do this as i would like to remotly connect to 3
> machines via X but still have use of my local machine
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
>   KroNiC~BSD
>   kronic_bsd at fastmail.fm
>
> --
> http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...

http://linux.about.com/library/bl/open/newbie/blnewbie4.3.6.htm

Looks about right, I remember doing this a long time ago but couldn't
remember how. Thanks for making me get some motivation to make myself look
it up :o)

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