[Gllug] can't switch between virtual terminals

[Sean Burlington]

Xander D Harkness wrote:
> Sean Burlington wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>     I'm having a few annoying problems with debian at the moment ...
>>
>> I have taken over a job and computer - the computer runs Debian woody 
>> on a compaq evo
>>
>> mostly things work Ok - but I can't switch between virtual terminals - 
>> I can get tty1 but nothing else
>>
>> X starts OK and I am happily working in kde - but if I log out or 
>> switch to tty1 - I cant get back to X :( 
> 
> 
> oooooh, I should have read this more thoroughly.  Just on a Monday not 
> thinking straight line of thought, what happens if you start another X 
> session from tty1 (X :2) - does it go to alt F8 of alt F7?
> 

I'm at home now so can't test this - but this sounds like a promising 
route - will try tommorow


>>
>> a (related?) problem is that I can't start X apps from root's xterm 
> 
> 
> That is a 'security' thing  within debian, use sudo xcommand as a normal 
> user.
> 

it doesn't seem to be common to all debian systems - the computer I'm 
using now (debian testing) allows me to start X apps as root from an 
xterm (using su)

I don't normally need to run X apps as root - I'm really just wondering 
if this is a symptom of the same problem...

thanks for your help

-- 

Sean


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