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Hi
I use virtual terminals to log in to virtual machines on Salix KVM. For example, I start a virtual machine and then do Ctrl+Alt+F2. I log in, and then:
X -query 172.16.1.3 -- :1
This starts a new X session on display :1
How do I change Salix64 (13.1) so that TTYs F1-F6 are for getty and TTYs F7-F12 for X, so that I can have 6 X sessions?

If you want to add more virtual consoles, all you have to do is edit /etc/inittab and add more entries like the ones already there:

but you don't have to add more virtual consoles to do what you want. You can do that from just a single console. Just run the command by adding a & at the end: and then you'll be able to go back to the same console and start another X session in the same manner and so on...

gezley wrote: X -query 172.16.1.3 -- :1

By the way, what "-query" means? I`ve been trying to find an explanation for this option in manuals but surprisingly I cannot

From "X -h"
-query host-name contact named host for XDMCP

gapan wrote:If you want to add more virtual consoles, all you have to do is edit /etc/inittab and add more entries like the ones already there ... but you don't have to add more virtual consoles to do what you want. You can do that from just a single console. Just run the command by adding a & at the end:

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X -query 172.16.1.3 -- :1 &

and then you'll be able to go back to the same console and start another X session in the same manner and so on...

Excellent. Thank you very much.

laprjns wrote:From "X -h"
-query host-name contact named host for XDMCP

Thanks a lot. I tried "X -h | grep query" but that didn`t work as expected

By the way can anybody give me short tutorial or a link to one that describes how to configure xdmcp login on Salix?
[EDIT] It looks I finally managed to login via xdmcp. I think I might describe this in the wiki:
http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/H ... s_remotely