ly config not working

mohin2202 · 2025-06-01 08:53:54

i just installed ly. i wanted to change some settings. i changed the .config file located in /etc/ly but it didnt change anything.
i use arch with kde plasma.
heres my config file:

# The active animation
# none   -> Nothing (default)
# doom   -> PSX DOOM fire
# matrix -> CMatrix
animation = CMatrix

# Format string for clock in top right corner (see strftime specification). Example: %c
clock = null

# Enable/disable big clock
bigclock = true

# The character used to mask the password
asterisk = *

# Erase password input on failure
clear_password = false

# Enable vi keybindings
vi_mode = false

# The `fg` and `bg` color settings take a digit 0-8 corresponding to:
#define TB_DEFAULT 0x00
#define TB_BLACK   0x01
#define TB_RED     0x02
#define TB_GREEN   0x03
#define TB_YELLOW  0x04
#define TB_BLUE    0x05
#define TB_MAGENTA 0x06
#define TB_CYAN    0x07
#define TB_WHITE   0x08
#
# Setting both to zero makes `bg` black and `fg` white. To set the actual color palette you are encouraged to use another tool
# such as [mkinitcpio-colors](https://github.com/evanpurkhiser/mkinitcpio-colors). Note that the color palette defined with
# `mkinitcpio-colors` takes 16 colors (0-15), only values 0-8 are valid for `ly` config and these values do not correspond
# exactly. For instance, in defining palettes with `mkinitcpio-colors` the order is black, dark red, dark green, brown, dark
# blue, dark purple, dark cyan, light gray, dark gray, bright red, bright green, yellow, bright blue, bright purple, bright
# cyan, and white, indexed in that order 0 through 15. For example, the color defined for white (indexed at 15 in the mkinitcpio
# config) will be used by `ly` for `fg = 8`.

# Background color id
bg = 6

# Foreground color id
fg = 8

# Border color
border_fg = 8

# Title to show at the top of the main box
box_title = null

# Initial text to show on the info line (Defaults to hostname)
initial_info_text = null

# Blank main box background
# Setting to false will make it transparent
blank_box = true

# Remove main box borders
hide_borders = false

# Main box margins
margin_box_h = 2
margin_box_v = 1

# Input boxes length
input_len = 34

# Max input sizes
max_desktop_len = 100
max_login_len = 255
max_password_len = 255

# Input box active by default on startup
# Available inputs: session, login, password
default_input = login

# Load the saved desktop and username
load = true

# Save the current desktop and login as defaults
save = true

# Deprecated - Will be removed in a future version
# New save files are now loaded from the same directory as the config
# Currently used to migrate old save files to the new version
# File in which to save and load the default desktop and login
save_file = /etc/ly/save

# Remove power management command hints
hide_key_hints = false

# Specifies the key used for shutdown (F1-F12)
shutdown_key = F1

# Specifies the key used for restart (F1-F12)
restart_key = F2

# Specifies the key used for sleep (F1-F12)
sleep_key = F3

# Command executed when pressing shutdown_key
shutdown_cmd = /sbin/shutdown -a now

# Command executed when pressing restart_key
restart_cmd = /sbin/shutdown -r now

# Command executed when pressing sleep key (can be null)
sleep_cmd = null

# Active language
# Available languages are found in /etc/ly/lang/
lang = en

# TTY in use
tty = 2

# Console path
console_dev = /dev/console

# Default path. If null, ly doesn't set a path.
path = /sbin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# Event timeout in milliseconds
min_refresh_delta = 5

# Set numlock on/off at startup
numlock = false

# Service name (set to ly to use the provided pam config file)
service_name = ly

# Terminal reset command (tput is faster)
term_reset_cmd = /usr/bin/tput reset

# Terminal restore cursor command
term_restore_cursor_cmd = /usr/bin/tput cnorm

# Cookie generator
mcookie_cmd = /usr/bin/mcookie

# Wayland setup command
wayland_cmd = /etc/ly/wsetup.sh

# Wayland desktop environments
waylandsessions = /usr/share/wayland-sessions

# xinitrc (hidden if null)
xinitrc = ~/.xinitrc

# Xorg server command
x_cmd = /usr/bin/X

# Xorg setup command
x_cmd_setup = /etc/ly/xsetup.sh

# Xorg xauthority edition tool
xauth_cmd = /usr/bin/xauth

# Xorg desktop environments
xsessions = /usr/share/xsessions

seth · 2025-06-01 14:44:02

i wanted to change some settings. i changed the .config file located in /etc/ly but it didnt change anything.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
You wanted to change *what*?
*How* exactly did you go about that (did you restart ly?)
*What* did you expect to happen?
*What* did actually happen?

Also, just to be sure

stat /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service

dottylottie · 2025-10-12 18:14:09

I had the same issue. It may be obvious to our superiors, but it took me some time to realise I needed to run

sudo systemctl reenable ly.service

and then reboot, for configuration changes to apply.

Last edited by dottylottie (2025-10-12 18:17:42)

seth · 2025-10-12 19:46:51

You should not have to re-enable anything unless you're editing the systemd service (where this is also not really necessary and "systemctl edit" supposed to manage all of that for you) nor necessarily reboot, but certainly restart ly, yes.

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ly config not working

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