#1122954 inputattach: Cannot attach serial mice to a seat (loginctl)

Package:
inputattach
Source:
inputattach
Description:
utility to connect serial-attached peripherals to the input subsystem
Submitter:
Bird
Date:
2025-12-14 23:45:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1122954#5
Date:
2025-12-14 23:43:38 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Using loginctl, I cannot assign a specific seat to a serial pointing device.
I am using an X multi-seat set-up for multiple users on my computer and one of them has an RS232 serial trackball
It functions with inputattach but I cannot assign it to his seat, it only takes the first one

I would like to know if it is possible to add this functionality to inputattach
or maybe there is another way to make it force to a seat / X session / display

Thanks!

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