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#1 2013-02-04 00:53:01

Zwalla28
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Registered: 2013-02-04
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SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

Just as a disclaimer, I'm brand-new to Arch linux.  I installed Arch this morning after using linux mint for some time.  Anyways, I wish to use SLiM as my login manager, but whenever I try to log in (whether it be root or my typical user) it says "failed to execute login command", then flashes a black screen and takes me back to an empty "Login:" box.  I used

systemctl disable slim.service

and then

systemctl enable kdm.service

and upon reboot am able to login perfectly fine. 

I feel like I'm missing something fairly obvious, so any help is appreciated.

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#2 2013-02-04 02:03:54

jv2112
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Registered: 2011-07-23
Posts: 160

Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

Do yo have a /home/user/.xinitrc set up ?

Is it launching your desktop ?

example line:

exec openbox-session

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov - / -

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#3 2013-02-04 02:09:02

Zwalla28
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Registered: 2013-02-04
Posts: 10

Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

There's no .xinitrc folder or file in my home folder.

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#4 2013-02-04 04:34:30

anonymous_user
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Registered: 2009-08-28
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Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

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#5 2013-02-04 05:20:23

WonderWoofy
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From: Los Gatos, CA
Registered: 2012-05-19
Posts: 8,414

Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

Using Slim requires setup.  Use the wiki, it has some great info!

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#6 2013-02-04 05:40:49

Zwalla28
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Registered: 2013-02-04
Posts: 10

Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

My .xinitrc file now contains this

#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc
#
# Executed by startx (run your window manager from here)

exec startkde

I tried adding

exec ck-launch-session startkde

instead of just

exec startkde

and that did not work either.

Do either of you know how the file is supposed to looks?  Thanks for the input, anyways.

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#7 2013-02-04 05:44:40

anonymous_user
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Registered: 2009-08-28
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Re: SLiM gives "failed to execute login command", kdm works fine

First you don't need ck-launch-session. Secondly, make sure you have lxde, kde, or whatever environment you want actually installed.

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