IPList/IPBlock breaks SLiM - Why?

Ansikt · 2011-10-19 01:40:59

Recently I've installed IPList/IPBlock, on my computer, but after putting 'ipblock' into my daemons array in rc.conf, I am unable to log in normally. Instead of the usual SLiM login screen, x hangs at a black screen. When I switch to another virtual terminal and kill X, I can use startx to boot into my usual graphic environment. However, killing X and trying to boot into SLiM fails, claiming that SLiM is already running, which I have to kill twice (!) before running it again. SLiM will then load, but my computer will become non-responsive, with my cursor becoming a black "X," and me being unable to switch to another virtual terminal.

When I boot into the blank screen (immediately after boot, before switching to a tty), this message floods my messages.log:

Oct 18 18:00:13 localhost init: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

And this message shows up repeatedly in slim.log:
http://pastie.org/2721330
(slim.auth, oddly, *does* exist)

For those interested, this is my inittab:
http://pastie.org/2721338

And my rc.conf (I generally put IPblock directly after my firewall, Vuurmuur):
http://pastie.org/2721344

Any help or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!

Last edited by Ansikt (2011-10-19 01:44:10)

swanson · 2011-10-19 01:54:55

Have you tried to put the firewall stuff in rc.local instead. They'll start later - might help. Make sure that it's executable.

Ansikt · 2011-10-19 01:59:43

No, I haven't, but I'll give it a shot.

Ansikt · 2011-10-19 02:10:44

No dice. Fails just the same way it does in rc.conf D;

Last edited by Ansikt (2011-10-19 02:38:01)

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#1 2011-10-19 01:40:59

IPList/IPBlock breaks SLiM - Why?

#2 2011-10-19 01:54:55

Re: IPList/IPBlock breaks SLiM - Why?

#3 2011-10-19 01:59:43

Re: IPList/IPBlock breaks SLiM - Why?

#4 2011-10-19 02:10:44

Re: IPList/IPBlock breaks SLiM - Why?

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