Killing an X Server

Jeff91 · 06-30-2009, 07:59 AM

I am using multiple X servers to run my different games as they tend to run at a slightly higher frame rate (especially in the case of wine/cedega games) I have it setup so that the new X server terminates after the program closes but on the occasion that my game crashes I have an extra X server floating around until I reboot. How I can kill off just my extra X servers (so all those other than my primary one)

Thanks,
~Jeff

pengrath · 06-30-2009, 09:28 AM

If the xserver has not completely crashed and still catches signals you can use 'ctrl + alt + backspace'

newer X needs a parameter added to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "False"
EndSection

other then that you can search out the pid and use the kill command

#ps -A | grep Xorg
11210 tty7 00:03:19 Xorg
20154 tty9 00:00:03 Xorg
#kill 20154

the only problem with doing it this way is you need to know the order you started Xorg or which tty each is running on.