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funkmuscle

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Registered: 2006-02-09

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login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

it's been over 24 hrs and I can't figure how to get kdm launched.
I done everything here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd

reninstalled about 6 times and still nothing...

HELP!!

Last edited by funkmuscle (2012-11-06 21:51:32)

smakked

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From: Gold Coast , Australia

Registered: 2008-08-14

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

Im sure you tried

systemctl enable kdm.service

Then reboot?

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funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

about a million times....

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

about a million times....

See, those boot times have increased significantly on systemd

Does journalctl provide any clues?

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funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

See, those boot times have increased significantly on systemd

thank God for those speedy reboots

Does journalctl provide any clues?

kinda... all of sudden, I don't see the graphical being started.. it showed in earlier attempts but no more..

Teho

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Registered: 2010-01-30

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

To show all error messages during the last boot use this command:

journalctl -b -p err

To show status and recent journal entries of  services (like kdm.service) use this one:

systemctl status <service>

You could paste some of the info here.

funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

kdm[257]: X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled.
systemd [1]: Stopping K Display Manager...

systemctl --all list it as dead

I run:

 systemctl start graphical.target

kdm started.

Last edited by funkmuscle (2012-11-04 19:58:13)

funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

any fix to autostart kdm?

Xabre

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2009-03-19

Posts: 755

Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

kdm[257]: X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled.
systemd [1]: Stopping K Display Manager...

...sounds more like a problem with your X than with KDM....KDM actually started, but could not start X and therefor exited.

Also, is your graphic.target started automaticaly?

systemctl -t target | grep active

Last edited by Xabre (2012-11-04 23:55:12)

yungtrizzle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

Do

 # rm /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
 $ systemctl enable kdm 

funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

Do

 # rm /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
 $ systemctl enable kdm 

nope, no change. thanx.

malaga

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From: Poland

Registered: 2012-08-11

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

I had a similar problem with lxdm. It helped me:

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/default.target
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 11-05 18:07 /etc/systemd/system/default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target

# rm /etc/systemd/system/default.target
# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/default.target
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 36 Jun  4 06:08 /etc/systemd/system/default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target

# systemctl is-enabled graphical.target
enabled

and the same with display-manager.service

#ls -l /etc/systemd/system/dislpay-manager.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 11-05 18:23 /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service

# rm /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 11-05 18:23 /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service

# systemctl is-enabled display-manager.service
enabled

# systemctl enable lxdm.service

reboot.

funkmuscle

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Re: login manager and systemd [SOLVED]

I had a similar problem with lxdm. It helped me:

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/default.target
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 11-05 18:07 /etc/systemd/system/default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target

# rm /etc/systemd/system/default.target
# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/default.target
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 36 Jun  4 06:08 /etc/systemd/system/default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target

# systemctl is-enabled graphical.target
enabled

and the same with display-manager.service

#ls -l /etc/systemd/system/dislpay-manager.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 11-05 18:23 /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service

# rm /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
# ln -s /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service

# ls -l /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 11-05 18:23 /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service

# systemctl is-enabled display-manager.service
enabled

# systemctl enable lxdm.service

reboot.

Hahahahaha!!.. WE HAVE A WINNER!!! Thank you malaga.. I'm back in bidness!!