[SOVLED] no GUI for non-root users?

Edward_m · 2011-03-30 04:16:45

hey guys I'm new to archlinux but did actually install arch into my pc,it's running great except I can't get to gui desktop everytime time I use a non-root user.I'm using the latest kernel with xfce4.8, any idea?

Last edited by Edward_m (2011-03-31 14:48:45)

mcmillan · 2011-03-30 07:18:49

How are you trying to start the gui and what is happening other than you"can't get to gui desktop"? We can't help unless you give us info

Stebalien · 2011-03-30 13:10:32

You probably ran a GUI program as root, it created a configuration file, and you don't have permissions to read it.

chmod -R  $USER:users $HOME

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egan · 2011-03-30 13:32:57

Awhile back I had this problem and it was because a default .xinitrc was installed to my home directory automatically. Removing it will start TWM as expected. Of course if you already edited it, this is probably not your problem.

Edward_m · 2011-03-31 13:45:49

egan wrote:

Awhile back I had this problem and it was because a default .xinitrc was installed to my home directory automatically. Removing it will start TWM as expected. Of course if you already edited it, this is probably not your problem.

yes,i have a .xinitrc file in my root directory.i use add a line like this"exec ck-launch-session startxfce4" to launch xfce4 session.what should i do?Can i add this into another file and .xinitrc?

Edward_m · 2011-03-31 13:54:10

Stebalien wrote:

You probably ran a GUI program as root, it created a configuration file, and you don't have permissions to read it.
chmod -R  $USER:users $HOME

I dont realy get it.When i restart my pc i dont need to run a program unless it's a system-related program,need I?Does Xorg/Slim/xfce configration file have anything to do with my problem?

SS4 · 2011-03-31 14:18:02

Edward_m wrote:

egan wrote:
Awhile back I had this problem and it was because a default .xinitrc was installed to my home directory automatically. Removing it will start TWM as expected. Of course if you already edited it, this is probably not your problem.
yes,i have a .xinitrc file in my root directory.i use add a line like this"exec ck-launch-session startxfce4" to launch xfce4 session.what should i do?Can i add this into another file and .xinitrc?

What about your user's home directory /home/$USER

redden0t8 · 2011-03-31 14:33:17

Try renaming your .xinitrc to something else temporarily, say .xinitrc.disabled, and run startx. If it works, you know the problem is with your .xinitrc. If that doesn't help, please post you /var/log/Xorg.0.log so we can see what's going on.

Edward_m · 2011-03-31 14:47:41

Thank you everyone,problem solved,I found that everyone of my users should have a ~/.xinitrc file to execute the xfce4 session.I add this file and it's OK now.

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