Problem :
I logged in a console as a second user and I tried running startx, xinit, gnome-session, gnome-shell and all their combinations (in bg &). X starts in display :1, I see the mouse pointer, but I don’t see any background or gnome panels.
How do I make gnome start as another user on display :1, just like it is normally started by gdm when I log in, with all the panels, the background, multiple desktops, etc?
(Debian testing, gnome3)
Solution :
Try :
~$ sudo DISPLAY=:1 gnome-session
it will normally start a gnome-session in display :1