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<refmeta><refentrytitle>&cmd;</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">20 Oct 2009</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>
Runs flexible (on demand) X servers
</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="gdmflexiserver-1-name"><refname>&cmd;</refname>
<refpurpose>
Runs flexible (on demand) X servers
</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="gdmflexiserver-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-authenticate</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-command=<replaceable>command</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-debug</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-help</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-monte-carlo-pi</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-no-lock</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-version</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-xnest</option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>
<command>&cmd;</command> is primarily used to run flexible (on demand) X
servers via the virtual terminal interface.  <command>&cmd;</command> allows a
user to log in once and then quits.  This is useful if you are logged in as
user A, and user B wants to log in quickly but user A does not wish to log out.
The X server ensures that the virtual terminal switching works transparently.
</para>

<para>
In GDM 2.20 and earlier, <command>&cmd;</command> was the primary interface
for starting flexible X server sessions.  In the current version of GDM, the
&quot;User Switcher&quot; panel applet is more typically used for this
purpose when using the GNOME desktop.  The <command>&cmd;</command> interface
is provided for backwards compatibility purposes, and to provide an interface
for starting flexible X server sessions when not using the GNOME desktop.
</para>

<para>
Many of the <command>&cmd;</command> options are no longer supported in GDM
and are ignored if used.  For example, GDM 2.20 and earlier made use of the
<option>-command</option> option to query information from the GDM daemon and
to control its behavior.  Current versions of GDM use D\-Bus for this purpose
and gdmflexiserver now only supports the &quot;VERSION&quot; command.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-opts">
<title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>The following options are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium">

<varlistentry>
<term><option>a</option>, <option>-authenticate</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Ignored.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>c</option>, <option>-command=<replaceable>command</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>
Run the specified command.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>d</option>, <option>-debug</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Enable debugging output.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>h</option>, <option>-help</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Display detailed usage message.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>-monte-carlo-pi</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Easter egg.  Determine the value of pi using a Monte Carlo simulation.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>l</option>, <option>-no-lock</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Ignored.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>-version</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Display GDM version number.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><option>n</option>, <option>-xnest</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Ignored.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-exde"><title>&exde-tt;</title>
<para>
<command>&cmd;</command> accepts the following with the
<option>-command</option> option:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><command>VERSION</command></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Each is described in detail in the following section:
</para>

<refsect2 id="gdmflexiserver-1-exde-VERSION">
<title>VERSION</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Description:</term>
<listitem><para>
Query GDM version
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Supported since:</term>
<listitem><para>
2.2.4.0
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Arguments:</term>
<listitem><para>
None
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Answers:</term>
<listitem><para>
GDM <replaceable>gdm-version</replaceable>
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example">
<title>To see the GDM version</title>
<para>
<screen>
example% <userinput>&cmd; <option>-command</option>=VERSION</userinput>
<computeroutput>GDM  2.28.1</computeroutput>
</screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>
The following files are used by this application:
</para>
<variablelist termlength="wide">
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename></term>
<listitem><para>
Executable for Run flexible (on demand) X servers.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See
<olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5">
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:
</para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry>
<entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><para>Availability</para></entry>
<entry><para>system/display-manager/gdm </para></entry></row>
<row>
<entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para>Latest version of the <citetitle>GNOME Desktop User Guide</citetitle>
for your platform.</para>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdmdynamic</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm-screenshot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1m</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gdm-stop</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1m</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1 id="gdmflexiserver-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>
Original man page written by Martin K. Petersen &lt;mkp@mkp.net&gt;, George
Lebl &lt;jirka@5z.com&gt;. Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 by Martin K.  Petersen.
Copyright (c) 2001, 2003, 2004 by George Lebl. Copyright (c) 2003 by Red Hat,
Inc.
</para>
<para>
Updated by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004, 2006, 2009.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
