[gentoo-user] Re: Multi-user login manager

[Grant Edwards]

On 2021-07-12, Grant Taylor <gtaylor@×××××××××××××××××××××.net> wrote:
> On 7/12/21 2:21 PM, antlists wrote:
>> Two problems - I would like to run without X, but it seems that the
>> greeters need X to run ...

Yes, they do. Why do you need a "greeter"?

> I'm not familiar with the term "greeter", but I assume that you're
> referring to the display manager that functions as the GUI login screen.
>
>> Also I want to run a multi-user system. I know you can put multiple
>> monitors on one graphics card, and that gives you a multi-head system,
>> but I've got TWO graphics cards. I want to plug in two keyboards, two
>> mice, and have two users sitting there.

I don't think that's possible if what you want is two instances of a
Linux console.

> I would naively assume ~> expect that this is possible.
>
> I would expect that you would probably need two different graphics cards.
>
> I'm guessing no more than one set of PS/2 keyboard & mouse and that the
> other (if not both) will be USB.
>
> Configuration may be ornery, but I would assume ~> expect that this is
> possible to do.  After all, you're really talking about having the
> system function as two independent X11 servers,

The OP explicitly stated he wants to run without X. AFAICT he wants
two separte Linux consoles. I don't think that's possible.

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