hi,
i installed slim login manager recenlty.it has no dependencies on gnome and
kde libs and looks much better than xdm.However i have'nt been able to get
it working .
i have created a file /etc/rc.d/slim as per the slim manual which is as
follows:
#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/slim: start/stop slim
#
case $1 in
start)
/usr/bin/slim -d
;;
stop)
killall /usr/bin/slim
;;
restart)
$0 stop
sleep 2
$0 start
;;
*)
echo "usage: $0 [start|stop|restart]"
;;
esac
# End of file
the file has execute permissions.
i also made the following changes to inittab when this did not work on
reboot:
id:5:initdefault:(at start of inittab)
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null(at end of inittab)
now the slim login screen came up on reboot but on enetring the right
username and password,the screen only reappeared.
i then modified inittab to its initial state and logged in to xfce.
then i remodified inittab as above.
on executing
sudo /sbin/telinit 5
the screen was filled up with login prompt.i am guessing that some process
was respawning :(
with the default inittab(with default runlevel 3),on typing /etc/rc.d/slim
start ,the same thing happened i.e. the graphical login prompt kept
reappearing even on giving correct username and password until i had to
press ctrlaltdel.
the slim.log file had an entry saying that slim could not execute the login
command.probably that is why prompt keeps reappearing.
the login command as in /etc/slim.conf is:
login_cmd exec /bin/bash -login #startx
(i commented out startx later n the hope the command would work)
the whole slim.conf is:
# Path, X server and arguments (if needed)
# Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended
default_path /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
default_xserver /usr/bin/X
#xserver_arguments -dpi 75
# Commands for halt, login, etc.
halt_cmd /sbin/shutdown -h now
reboot_cmd /sbin/shutdown -r now
console_cmd /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console
login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"
#suspend_cmd /usr/sbin/suspend
# Full path to the xauth binary
xauth_path /usr/bin/xauth
# Xauth file for server
authfile /var/run/slim.auth
# Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off
numlock on
# Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs).
# Valid values: true|false
# hidecursor false
# This command is executed after a succesful login.
# you can place the %session and %theme variables
# to handle launching of specific commands in .xinitrc
# depending of chosen session and slim theme
#
# NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need
# to adjust the command according to your preferred shell,
# i.e. for freebsd use:
# login_cmd exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session
login_cmd exec /bin/bash -login #startx
# Commands executed when starting and exiting a session.
# They can be used for registering a X11 session with
# sessreg. You can use the %user variable
#
# sessionstart_cmd some command
# sessionstop_cmd some command
# Start in daemon mode. Valid values: yes | no
# Note that this can overridden by the command line
# option "-d"
# daemon yes
# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
#sessions xfce4 #,icewm,wmaker,blackbox
# Executed when pressing F11 (requires imagemagick)
screenshot_cmd import -window root /slim.png
# welcome message. Available variables: %host, %domain
welcome_msg Welcome to Anirudh's Comp
# shutdown / reboot messages
shutdown_msg The system is halting...
reboot_msg The system is rebooting...
# default user, leave blank or remove this line
# for avoid pre-loading the username.
#default_user simone
# current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to
# randomly choose from
current_theme default
# Lock file
lockfile /var/run/slim.lock
# Log file
logfile /var/log/slim.log
I dont kow why the login command cant be executed.i tried replacing exec
bash....
with sudo exec bash
in the login_cmd field but that also does not work.
the www.slim.berlios.de page has no wiki and no way of contacting the
developers.please help.a gentoo wiki search did not help either.
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