[opensuse-factory] gdm/GNOME - new X server for user login
I noticed that on current TW user session is started on different tty using new X server instance (e.g. tty3 here right now), while on tty7 gdm remains running. Is it intentional? Disclaimer - it could have been this way for a long time, I was intrigued by post on forums. Based on this post it looks like recent development. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On 11/07/2017 09:54 PM, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:
I noticed that on current TW user session is started on different tty using new X server instance (e.g. tty3 here right now), while on tty7 gdm remains running. Is it intentional?
Disclaimer - it could have been this way for a long time, I was intrigued by post on forums. Based on this post it looks like recent development.
It has been that way for a while -- at least two years. My guess has been that this is associated with "gdm" running under Wayland rather than Xorg. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
Le mercredi 08 novembre 2017 à 06:54 +0300, Andrei Borzenkov a écrit :
I noticed that on current TW user session is started on different tty using new X server instance (e.g. tty3 here right now), while on tty7 gdm remains running. Is it intentional?
Yes, it is, mostly for user switching reason and allowing Xorg to be run by user (and not by root). This is already the case in Leap.. -- Frederic Crozat Enterprise Desktop Release Manager SUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Frederic Crozat <fcrozat@suse.com> wrote:
Le mercredi 08 novembre 2017 à 06:54 +0300, Andrei Borzenkov a écrit :
I noticed that on current TW user session is started on different tty using new X server instance (e.g. tty3 here right now), while on tty7 gdm remains running. Is it intentional?
Yes, it is, mostly for user switching reason and allowing Xorg to be run by user (and not by root).
This is already the case in Leap..
Yes, as was later clarified user used sddm, which was replaced by gdm after switching to alternatives. So behavior was unexpected. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org
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