[SOLVED]cant start xfce4 from display manager

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-12 11:34:32

i cant start xfce4 from any display manager.

I get:

Unable to contact settings server

Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus/Ba99xulXz0V: Connection refused

i can start xfce using startxfce4..

Last edited by tanmaydas081296@gmail.com (2017-03-13 14:14:07)

loqs · 2017-03-12 12:11:13

Welcome to the arch linux forums tanmaydas081296@gmail.com.
Is it the same issue as https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=223723?
Otherwise can you provide more details such as which display managers you have tried?
Edit:
Also what is the output of

$ printenv DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

Last edited by loqs (2017-03-12 12:22:53)

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-12 12:38:39

i tried lxdm and lightdm. so far none of these are working.

and the output is:

unix:path=run/user/1000/bus

i also installed mate desktop that also not working..

Last edited by tanmaydas081296@gmail.com (2017-03-12 12:44:03)

seth · 2017-03-12 15:45:15

cat  /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/25-xlogin.sh

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-13 04:52:37

no such file in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/

seth · 2017-03-13 07:45:28

So rather not https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=223723

ls /etc/systemd/user/
ps aux | grep dbus

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-13 09:14:12

i reinstall the arch linux but still i cant log in using display managers

loqs · 2017-03-13 10:24:36

What guide did you follow when installing archlinux?

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-13 12:54:04

The Arch-Wiki. i can start xfce4 and mate from ~/.xinitrc file but not from any display managers.

tanmaydas081296@gmail.com · 2017-03-13 14:13:50

Ok it was a session permissions issue .

that is solved by following https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ge … ermissions.

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[SOLVED]cant start xfce4 from display manager

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