yes it's doable but not with standard XFree. check this urls, and in case you have problems with the 2nd alternative contact the linuxconsole mailing list possibility one: Miguel's solution --------------------------- only multiple X terminals supported - for 2.4 kernel patched XFree needed - for 2.6 patched XFree + small tweak to the kernel to ignore usb keyboards http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/ http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/g450.html possibility two: linuxconsole's solution --------------------------- mupltiple X terminals + multiple console terminals(witth linux-2.6) (multiple console terminals is still pretty untested, using both X and console terminals too and is harder to setup compared to only X terminals) -patched kernel (should be merged some day in mainline) + optional( but recomended patched XFree) - 2.4 version doesn't support framebuffer/ multiple console terminals - 2.6 version do support them, but is not that tested 2.4 version, a lot of info: http://startx.times.lv/ main project/ 2.6 version: http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/ howto(not the only one, but the biggest one:-): http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/ best, svetljo -- +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ Neu: Preissenkung für MMS und FreeMMS! http://www.gmx.net _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86