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  • [gentoo-user] slim gives me blank screen after entering wrong password

    From thelma@sys-concept.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 7 03:00:01 2023
    I'm starting X server via "slim" (XFCE4).
    When I enter a wrong password the slim will not restart, it gives me black screen.
    Trying to restart "xdm" over ssh does not help, I need to reboot the computer.

    What to check.

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    Thelma

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  • From Spackman, Chris@21:1/5 to thelma@sys-concept.com on Fri Apr 7 19:10:01 2023
    On 2023/04/06 at 06:53pm, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    I'm starting X server via "slim" (XFCE4). When I enter a wrong
    password the slim will not restart, it gives me black screen. Trying
    to restart "xdm" over ssh does not help, I need to reboot the
    computer.

    Have you tried restarting the 'display-manager' service instead? IIRC,
    it replaced xdm.

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    Chris Spackman (he / him)

    ESOL Coordinator, The Graham Family of Schools
    ESOL Educator, Columbus State Community College

    Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (Wajima, Ishikawa 1995-1998)
    Linux user since 1998
    Linux User #137532

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  • From thelma@sys-concept.com@21:1/5 to Chris on Fri Apr 7 19:50:01 2023
    On 4/7/23 11:06, Spackman, Chris wrote:
    On 2023/04/06 at 06:53pm, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    I'm starting X server via "slim" (XFCE4). When I enter a wrong
    password the slim will not restart, it gives me black screen. Trying
    to restart "xdm" over ssh does not help, I need to reboot the
    computer.

    Have you tried restarting the 'display-manager' service instead? IIRC,
    it replaced xdm.

    You are correct, I'm suing "display-manager" not xdm. So I was restarting the wrong one :-/ that is why it didn't work. One of those days.
    And to login it uses "lightdm"
    Thank you for the pointer.

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  • From hitachi303@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 8 00:10:01 2023
    Am 07.04.23 um 02:53 schrieb thelma@sys-concept.com:
    I'm starting X server via "slim" (XFCE4)

    Is the fork aktiv and maintained? I had some problems using it and after
    Jörg Schilling died and berlinos disappeared since it was his domain I switched away. Didn't expect it to be maintained any longer.

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  • From Spackman, Chris@21:1/5 to thelma@sys-concept.com on Sat Apr 8 16:40:01 2023
    On 2023/04/07 at 11:40am, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    On 4/7/23 11:06, Spackman, Chris wrote:
    On 2023/04/06 at 06:53pm, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    I'm starting X server via "slim" (XFCE4). When I enter a wrong
    password the slim will not restart, it gives me black screen. Trying
    to restart "xdm" over ssh does not help, I need to reboot the
    computer.

    Have you tried restarting the 'display-manager' service instead? IIRC,
    it replaced xdm.

    You are correct, I'm suing "display-manager" not xdm. So I was
    restarting the wrong one :-/ that is why it didn't work. One of those
    days.

    And to login it uses "lightdm"
    Thank you for the pointer.

    I figured that might be it because I did the exact same thing the first
    few times after the switch.

    --
    Chris Spackman (he / him)

    ESOL Coordinator, The Graham Family of Schools
    ESOL Educator, Columbus State Community College

    Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (Wajima, Ishikawa 1995-1998)
    Linux user since 1998
    Linux User #137532

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