Bug 69477 - Disable VT switching and enable VT sharing by default for non-seat0 seats
Summary: Disable VT switching and enable VT sharing by default for non-seat0 seats
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: xorg
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server/DDX/Xorg (show other bugs)
Version: 7.7 (2012.06)
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
Assignee: Xorg Project Team
QA Contact: Xorg Project Team
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Reported: 2013-09-17 16:38 UTC by Laércio de Sousa
Modified: 2014-02-20 12:04 UTC (History)
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Disable VT switching/Enable VT sharing for non-seat0 seats (1.54 KB, text/plain)
2013-09-17 16:45 UTC, Laércio de Sousa 		no flags Details
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Description Laércio de Sousa 2013-09-17 16:38:25 UTC 
Currently systemd-multi-seat-x wrapper is still needed in some multiseat setups.
When -seat option is passed with an argument different from seat0, systemd-multi-seat-x does the following:

1. pass option -sharevts to real X server;

2. create a special xorg.conf file with the following content (or similar):

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontVTSwitch" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "Force input devices to seat"
    Option "GrabDevice" "true"
EndSection

The purpose of this bug is to enable VT sharing (no need of passing -sharevts) and disable VT switching (no need of Option "DontVTSwitch" "true" in xorg.conf) when seat is not seat0.

Another patch for evdev driver is needed to get rid of Option "GrabDevice" "true" in xorg.conf
Comment 1 Laércio de Sousa 2013-09-17 16:45:56 UTC 
Created attachment 86003 [details]
Disable VT switching/Enable VT sharing for non-seat0 seats
Comment 2 Laércio de Sousa 2014-02-20 12:04:12 UTC 
Commit 46cf2a6093 solves this bug.

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