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Re: Xorg replaces TTY1

From Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Xorg replaces TTY1
Date 2015-11-28 11:20 +0100
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On 2015-11-28 21:16:20 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 12:10:01PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 27 Nov 2015 at 18:29:20 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 06:40:00PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > > > "startx -- vt7" won't work (tested). X only runs on the
> > > > virtual console it was started from.
> > > 
> > > Works for me. That is alt-f7 from one of the ttys takes to me to X .
> > 
> > I might not have been very clear. It is on the testing distribution that
> > "startx -- vt7" doesn't work. It gives a fatal server error.
> 
> Oh, really? :( Is that a bug or intended behaviour?

I don't think that this is a bug. The reason has already been given:
X needs root rights to access a different VT. But now X is no longer
SUID root...

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Xorg replaces TTY1 berenger.morel@neutralite.org - 2015-11-22 00:40 +0100
  Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Bert Riding <reriding@xmission.com> - 2015-11-22 10:10 +0100
  Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-11-22 14:50 +0100
    Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-11-22 15:20 +0100
      Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-22 19:30 +0100
        Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-22 20:20 +0100
          Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-22 21:30 +0100
            Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-23 00:00 +0100
              Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-23 01:00 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-23 01:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-23 01:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-24 18:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-24 19:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> - 2015-11-24 21:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-24 21:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> - 2015-11-24 22:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-24 23:40 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-25 09:40 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-25 09:40 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-25 14:00 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-25 15:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-25 19:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-27 06:30 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-27 13:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-28 09:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-28 11:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2015-11-28 11:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2015-11-28 11:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 13:30 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-28 14:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 16:00 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 11:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-28 11:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2015-11-30 17:40 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-11-30 18:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2015-11-30 19:00 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-11-30 19:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-11-28 16:30 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-28 18:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-28 18:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-27 15:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2015-11-27 17:50 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-27 19:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-27 21:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-11-28 10:30 +0100
              Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 05:10 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-24 15:20 +0100
                Re: Xorg replaces TTY1 Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> - 2015-11-24 16:20 +0100

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