From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 1 (Permission denied)
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 11:09:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210207110932.01ecffd7@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aa892d92-733c-ca9d-7479-0e8c9c319597@sys-concept.com>
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On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 01:28:39 -0700, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> I disable "slim" login manager and try not to use any display manger
> (for simplicity). I start X from:
>
> ~/.bash_profile
> exec startx -- vt1
>
> but now when I try to ssh as user, I get:
>
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> (EE)
> Fatal server error:
> (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 1 (Permission denied)
>
Of course you are, because you are still trying to start X. If you must
start X from .bash_profile, you need something like
[ -z "$SSH_TTY" ] && startx ...
to only start it when not using SSH.
--
Neil Bothwick
Mac screen message: "Like, dude, something went wrong."
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-02-07 11:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-07 8:28 [gentoo-user] xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 1 (Permission denied) thelma
2021-02-07 11:09 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2021-02-07 19:10 ` thelma
2021-02-07 19:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2021-02-07 19:38 ` thelma
2021-02-07 20:14 ` Neil Bothwick
2021-02-07 21:01 ` thelma
2021-02-07 21:04 ` Neil Bothwick
2021-02-09 4:44 ` cal
2021-02-09 4:59 ` thelma
2021-02-10 1:04 ` thelma
2021-02-10 4:56 ` cal
2021-02-10 13:35 ` antlists
2021-02-10 14:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
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