Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 13:22:54 -0400 (EDT) From: doug@safeport.com To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xdm does not work with xfce Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1609041253100.40638@bucksport.safeport.com> In-Reply-To: <20160904171306.4a17bb37.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1609040214200.40638@bucksport.safeport.com> <20160904171306.4a17bb37.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 4 Sep 2016, Polytropon wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Sep 2016 03:29:36 -0400 (EDT), doug@safeport.com wrote:
>> To get xdm to work I copied /usr/local/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to $home/.xinitrc.
>> I have a .xsession file contining startxfce4. I commented out the last line in
>> /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.
>
> The xdm display manager does not use .xinitrc, it only uses .xsession.
> Only if you "starx", .xinitrc will be considered. For "maximum compatibility"
> you can use a "cascade" like this:
>
> File .xsession:
>
> #!/bin/csh
> source ~/.cshrc
> exec ~/.xinitrc
>
> File .xinitrc:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> [ -f ~/.xmodmaprc ] && xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
> numlockx
> # ... more "autostart" stuff if needed ...
> exec startxfce4
>
> Now all your settings can reside in .xinitrc, and when you use xdm, they will
> still be executed. The last line must start with "exec". After the program
> specified here exits, control should be given back to xdm.
>
> Note that this example assumes you have the C shell as your dialog shell,
> so all their settings (from .cshrc) will be "inherited" in shells started
> inside X.
>
>
>
>> I have output from xsession-errors and xdm.log. After the second login attempt
>> .xsession-error is rewriten to contain:
>>
>> /usr/local/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
>>
>> XDM authorization key matches an existing client!xfce4-session: Cannot
>> open display: . Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage.
>>
>> xdm works on a 10.1 system with xorg-7.7_1 and xfce-4.12_1.
>>
>> My questions: Is this a known issue? Should this be posted on the X11
>> mailing list?
>
> Somehow this error looks familiar to me, it occured once many years ago.
> The Xfce desktop cannot be started because xdm still occupies the display.
> This situation may rise when you start xdm manually, it does not quit
> properly, or several X "occupants" start at the same time.
Thank you I will try this. It's maddening actually. I 'fixed' this for my 10.1
system but can not find any notes. Comparing /usr/local/lib/X11 and
/usr/local/etc/X11/ finds no differences. My memory is that I assigned a display
other than :0 to the login but the logs say differently.
As to .xinitrc not doing anything, not so in my install. If I delete the file I
get no logins, with it there I get one. This is with starting xdm from
/etc/ttys. A lot has changed going from 10.1 and xorg_1 to 10.3 and _2, my
.xsession file in the older version:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/local/bin/startxfce4
In _2 that gets an error saying ssh-agent is already running.
If I start xdm manually things are almost random. 'killall xdm' sometimes gives
more logins, sometimes not. Sometimes clearing out dbus and xauth stuff works
but more often, not. I spent a lot of time with man X and man X<you-name-it>
with no grand upgrading of my understanding. My conclusion at this point, there
is an error resulting in :0 being left in a "it's being used" state.
So in 10.1 I can login and out but can not switch consoles, in 10.3 that
switches. I would rather have the later and can always start from userland.
As always, thank you for your suggestions,
Doug
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