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Possible to run multiple X servers under Fast User Switching?
- From: David Lee Lambert <davidl at lmert dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:31:19 -0400
- Subject: Possible to run multiple X servers under Fast User Switching?
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
I've installed Cygwin on a Windows XP system that I only expect to be
ever used by less than about five users. I've tried adding "XWin
Server.lnk" to the ".../All Users/Start Menu/Programs/Startup" group,
but the second user who logs in isn't able to start it because the port
for ":0" is already taken.
Looking at the "startxwin.exe" manpage, it looks like I could break out
the link into per-user shortcuts in each user's Start Menu, passing
extra arguments of "-- :1" for the second user, "-- :2" for the third
user, etc. Has anyone tried this? Are there any problems I should be
aware of for this approach?
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