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vikasdobhal

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Registered: 2020-06-14

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Error while installing lxdm

I was installing arch freshly with the help of wiki-arch installation guide.
Everything was fine in installation but when I give the command to install lightdm or lxdm below error occurred :-
#pacman -S lxdm
Running in chroot, ignoring command 'daemon-reload'
(3/5) Creating temporary files...
Detected unsafe path transition / - /etc during canonicalization of /etc

Which is followed by same message with var also instead of etc

Kindly advised.

solskog

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Registered: 2020-09-05

Posts: 462

Re: Error while installing lxdm

I suppose you were using archiso install. When that error occurred, you were still inside that arch-chroot environment? Systemd services can't start/reload inside a chroot environment. If you are finished with bootloader, go ahead restart and boot into your new Arch
system and continue from there instead.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,043

Re: Error while installing lxdm

Please post the output of the following in code tags:

stat / /etc

vikasdobhal

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Registered: 2020-06-14

Posts: 12

Re: Error while installing lxdm

I suppose you were using archiso install. When that error occurred, you were still inside that arch-chroot environment? Systemd services can't start/reload inside a chroot environment. If you are finished with bootloader, go ahead restart and boot into your new Arch
system and continue from there instead.

I have already tried that also but the same issue is repeating, earlier I had install the arch from same iso and same method. I also check the owner of these directory which is root.

loqs

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

Please post the output requested not a description of it.
Edit:
Also the output of

# SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=7 systemd-tmpfiles --create

Last edited by loqs (2020-09-22 18:01:20)

vikasdobhal

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

Please post the output of the following in code tags:

stat / /etc

https://i.imgur.com/4uhN4Qs.jpg

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Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2020-09-23 19:09:26)

vikasdobhal

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Registered: 2020-06-14

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

Please post the output requested not a description of it.
Edit:
Also the output of

# SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=7 systemd-tmpfiles --create

https://i.imgur.com/1SxrIWb.jpg

moderator edit -- replaced oversized image with link.
Pasting pictures and code

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2020-09-23 19:09:44)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

Immediately

loqs

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

stat / /etc
  File: /
  Size: 4096      	Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   directory
Device: 80ah/2058d	Inode: 2           Links: 17
Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x)  Uid: (  1000/  unknown)   Gid: (  1000/  unknown)
...

/ Is not owned by root:root.  If you change its ownership to root:root does that fix the issue?

2ManyDogs

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

vikasdobhal, as Scimmia says, please read the Code of Conduct and stop posting images of text; post the actual text, and use code tags.

vikasdobhal

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

vikasdobhal, as Scimmia says, please read the Code of Conduct and stop posting images of text; post the actual text, and use code tags.

Sorry, I'll take care that in future.

vikasdobhal

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Registered: 2020-06-14

Posts: 12

Re: Error while installing lxdm

stat / /etc
  File: /
  Size: 4096      	Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   directory
Device: 80ah/2058d	Inode: 2           Links: 17
Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x)  Uid: (  1000/  unknown)   Gid: (  1000/  unknown)
...

/ Is not owned by root:root.  If you change its ownership to root:root does that fix the issue?

Ownership change to root but no luck.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

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Re: Error while installing lxdm

What is the updated output of

stat / /etc
# SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=7 systemd-tmpfiles --create

vikasdobhal

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Registered: 2020-06-14

Posts: 12

Re: Error while installing lxdm

What is the updated output of

stat / /etc
# SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=7 systemd-tmpfiles --create

It's very long output so already posted through link earlier.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,043

Re: Error while installing lxdm

See the tip box from pastebin to post output directly to a pastebin.
You changed the ownership of / but the stat output is the same?