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Oromei

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Registered: 2018-12-21

Posts: 10

greeter/locker isses: login screen is now just black

Hello all, I just installed arch the other day for the first time and have almost set up everything I needed except for one hiccup. I wanted the computer to lock and prompt me for a password (lightdm login screen) upon suspend/hibernate (it already had this function if the machine was powered off and I turned it on). In trying to enable locking when I close my laptop lid, I have messed up my greeter settings so that the login screen is black. I know it works because I put in the password and it logs me in, but as I said its a completely blank screen now (except for turn on from off state). I have searched extensively on this but haven't found anything that has been able to fully solve my problem (since my screen is now black lol). I would be more than willing to send any config files if you need to help me, but I will give you what I can think of now:

DE: XFCE4
locker installed: light-locker
greeter: lightdm gtk+

#/usr/bin/xflock4

PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
export PATH

# Lock by xscreensaver or gnome-screensaver, if a respective daemon is running
for lock_cmd in \
    "xscreensaver-command -lock" \
    "gnome-screensaver-command --lock" \
    "light-locker-command -l"\
    "dm-tool lock"
do
    $lock_cmd >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit
done

# else run another access locking utility, if installed
for lock_cmd in \
  "xlock -mode blank" \
  "slock"
  do
    set -- $lock_cmd
    if command -v -- $1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        $lock_cmd >/dev/null 2>&1 &
	# turn off display backlight:
	xset dpms force off
        exit
    fi
done

# else access locking failed
exit 1

thank you for any help you can give me!

Last edited by Oromei (2018-12-22 05:56:01)