.TH gdmflexiserver 1 "7 Apr 2017" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
gdmflexiserver \- Runs flexible (on demand) X servers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBgdmflexiserver\fR [\fB\-\-authenticate\fR] [\fB\-\-command=\fIcommand\fR\fR] [\fB\-\-debug\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-monte-carlo-pi\fR] [\fB\-\-no-lock\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-\-xnest\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgdmflexiserver\fR is primarily used to run flexible (on demand) X
servers via the virtual terminal interface\&.  \fBgdmflexiserver\fR 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\&.
.PP
In GDM 2\&.20 and earlier, \fBgdmflexiserver\fR was the primary interface
for starting flexible X server sessions\&.  In the current version of GDM, the
"User Switcher" panel applet is more typically used for this
purpose when using the GNOME desktop\&.  The \fBgdmflexiserver\fR interface
is provided for backwards compatibility purposes, and to provide an interface
for starting flexible X server sessions when not using the GNOME desktop\&.
.PP
Many of the \fBgdmflexiserver\fR options are no longer supported in GDM
and are ignored if used\&.  For example, GDM 2\&.20 and earlier made use of the
\fB\-\-command\fR 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 "VERSION" command\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are supported:
.TP 24
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-authenticate\fR
Ignored\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-command=\fIcommand\fR\fR
Run the specified command\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
Enable debugging output\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Display detailed usage message\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-\-monte-carlo-pi\fR
Easter egg\&.  Determine the value of pi using a Monte Carlo simulation\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-no-lock\fR
Ignored\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-\-version\fR
Display GDM version number\&.
.TP 24
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-xnest\fR
Ignored\&.
.SH "EXTENDED DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgdmflexiserver\fR accepts the following with the
\fB\-\-command\fR option:
.sp
.in +2
\(bu
.mk
.in +3
.rt
.B "VERSION"
.in -3
.in -2
.PP
Each is described in detail in the following section:
.SS "VERSION"
.TP 24
.B "Description:"
Query GDM version
.TP 24
.B "Supported since:"
2\&.2\&.4\&.0
.TP 24
.B "Arguments:"
None
.TP 24
.B "Answers:"
GDM \fIgdm-version\fR
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
.B "Example 1: To see the GDM version"
.PP
.PP
.nf
example% \fBgdmflexiserver \fB\-\-command\fR=VERSION\fR
\f(CWGDM  2\&.28\&.1\fR
.fi
.SH "FILES"
.PP
The following files are used by this application:
.TP 32
.B /usr/bin/gdmflexiserver
Executable for Run flexible (on demand) X servers\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
Latest version of the \fIGNOME Desktop User Guide\fR
for your platform\&.
.PP
.BR gdm-screenshot (1),
.BR gdm (1m),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
Original man page written by Martin K\&. Petersen <mkp@mkp\&.net>, George
Lebl <jirka@5z\&.com>\&. Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 by Martin K\&.  Petersen\&.
Copyright (c) 2001, 2003, 2004 by George Lebl\&. Copyright (c) 2003 by Red Hat,
Inc\&.
.PP
Updated by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc\&., 2004, 2006, 2009\&.