[SOLVED] Slim Question

xjwellsx · 2011-07-06 05:32:02

Hi all I've been running arch for a little while now and I have been having problems with Slim respawning when I type exit into the username field. Thanks in advance!!

Last edited by xjwellsx (2011-07-08 04:50:07)

Inxsible · 2011-07-06 05:43:36

Have you created a .xinitrc file under your /home/username?

Can you post your .xinitrc and your slim.conf?

xjwellsx · 2011-07-06 06:25:38

Xinitrc File

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi

#exec gnome-session
# exec startkde
exec startxfce4
# ...or the Window Manager of your choice

Slim.conf

# Path, X server and arguments (if needed)
# Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended
default_path        /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
default_xserver     /usr/bin/X
xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp vt07

# Commands for halt, login, etc.
halt_cmd            /sbin/shutdown -h now
reboot_cmd          /sbin/shutdown -r now
console_cmd         /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"
#suspend_cmd        /usr/sbin/suspend

# Full path to the xauth binary
xauth_path         /usr/bin/xauth 

# Xauth file for server
authfile           /var/run/slim.auth


# Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off
# numlock             on

# Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs).
# Valid values: true|false
# hidecursor          false

# This command is executed after a succesful login.
# you can place the %session and %theme variables
# to handle launching of specific commands in .xinitrc
# depending of chosen session and slim theme
#
# NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need
# to adjust the command according to your preferred shell,
# i.e. for freebsd use:
# login_cmd           exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session
login_cmd           exec /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session

# Commands executed when starting and exiting a session.
# They can be used for registering a X11 session with
# sessreg. You can use the %user variable
#
# sessionstart_cmd    some command
# sessionstop_cmd    some command

# Start in daemon mode. Valid values: yes | no
# Note that this can be overriden by the command line
# options "-d" and "-nodaemon"
# daemon    yes

# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
sessions            xfce4,icewm,wmaker,blackbox

# Executed when pressing F11 (requires imagemagick)
screenshot_cmd      import -window root /slim.png

# welcome message. Available variables: %host, %domain
welcome_msg         Welcome to %host

# Session message. Prepended to the session name when pressing F1
# session_msg         Session: 

# shutdown / reboot messages
shutdown_msg       The system is halting...
reboot_msg         The system is rebooting...

# default user, leave blank or remove this line
# for avoid pre-loading the username.
#default_user        simone

# Focus the password field on start when default_user is set
# Set to "yes" to enable this feature
#focus_password      no

# Automatically login the default user (without entering
# the password. Set to "yes" to enable this feature
#auto_login          no


# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to 
# randomly choose from
current_theme       default
current_theme       archlinux-darch-white
# Lock file
lockfile            /var/lock/slim.lock

# Log file
logfile             /var/log/slim.log

Here are the contents of my files thanks for the help

Stebalien · 2011-07-06 18:18:21

Do you mean that slim is respawning and it should not be or that slim is not respawning and should be?
If the former, change the following in /etc/inittab

x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

to

x:5:once:/usr/bin/slim >/dev/null 2>&1

Last edited by Stebalien (2011-07-06 18:18:57)

xjwellsx · 2011-07-06 19:26:58

I tried your recommendation and with the first code when I type exit slim respawns but I can't login but can still get to a terminal with Ctrl, Alt, F1. With the second code slim seems to die but I can't get a terminal and it's just a black screen with an X as the cursor that doesn't move.

tesjo · 2011-07-06 22:51:16

I can confirm this issue, both console and exit fail and generate the same error in errrors.log

localhost slim: pam_unix(slim:auth): conversation failed

I found this bug report
http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?func= … up_id=2663

xjwellsx · 2011-07-08 04:47:27

Thanks for everyones help I guess its just a bug I'll mark as solved.

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#1 2011-07-06 05:32:02

[SOLVED] Slim Question

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