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verdict22322

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Registered: 2020-08-23

Posts: 12

lightdm problem

On my new arch linux installation, lightdm can be started with:

sudo chmod -t /var/lib/lightdm
systemctl start lightdm

but when i uncomment the following line from lightdm configuration file:

logind-check-graphical=true

the above method for getting my lightdm to start will not work.
When i dont uncomment it, i need to login into tty and do the mentioned operation, as when mentioned conf is not uncommented, i get simply black flickering screen.
When i do uncomment it, it just produces error "Light display manager failed to start".

I do think this might be issue with some kind of wonky way i created my user, but i cant figure out why.

Last edited by verdict22322 (2021-10-31 12:53:27)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 74,307

Re: lightdm problem

Please post a complete system journal (sudo journalctl -b) and make sure to see
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … e_hostname
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel … _KMS_start

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