[SOLVED] MATE UI doesn't let me into desktop enviroment

4004cic · 2024-11-10 14:24:57

Hello, i recently installed a MATE on arch and after rebooting, there is nothing in the "Select your user and enter password", i.e. i'm stuck at the login menu. How can i add user to the login screen so i can use the MATE UI?
Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/mFIcaVK.jpeg

Last edited by 4004cic (2024-11-10 16:24:36)

seth · 2024-11-10 15:30:26

Mate isn't your https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DM - which one is it?
Also do you have configured a regular user (NOT! root) w/ a UID >=1000 and can you login as that user on the console?

4004cic · 2024-11-10 15:51:06

I actually fixed the issue for the missing user - i created it and rebooted, now it shows up but doesn't login into desktop. When i type in password, i press enter, screen goes black on 1 second and comes back to login screen. What is the problem?

seth · 2024-11-10 15:57:58

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
Please post your complete system journal for the boot after a failed login

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

4004cic · 2024-11-10 16:01:11

complete log: http://0x0.st/XD57.txt
please forgive mine username, i had no ideas

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seth · 2024-11-10 16:06:40

You meant https://0x0.st/XD5l.txt ?

Nov 10 15:56:30 archlinux sddm-helper[977]: chdir( /home/iusearchbtw ) failed for user:  "iusearchbtw"

You didn't create $HOME for your user.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Users_ … ing_a_user

What is the problem?

You used the archinstall script and even there seem to have managed to have skipped a bunch of steps.
Work yourself through the intallation guide, this will be necessary anyway and more efficient than flailing around and ask for the wiki reference at any step.

4004cic · 2024-11-10 16:24:20

So i created the home folder for the user and now desktop boots up. Thanke for your advice for looking into wiki.

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[SOLVED] MATE UI doesn't let me into desktop enviroment

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