From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2023-06-23 16:29, Malcolm wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:02:28 +0200   
   > "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2023-06-23 13:53, bad sector wrote:   
   >>> On 6/23/23 06:58, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>> On 2023-06-23 12:23, bad sector wrote:   
   >>>>> On 6/23/23 04:56, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 2023-06-23 03:58, bad sector wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> I can login as userMe or as root, if as root I enter   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> # lightdm   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> to start the login manager I get   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> "failed to use bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager,   
   >>>>>>> do you have the right permissions?"   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I don't know about lightdm, but the usual startx will not start   
   >>>>>> by default because of permissions. It even hints you as to where   
   >>>>>> those permissions are to be changed at your peril.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> been there b4, setuid bits, no joy   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I'll simplify: what comands WILL start either X   
   >>>>> or a DM capable of launching X using either nouveau   
   >>>>> or nvidia *whichever works*?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> startx is used, as root, for diagnostics of the graphical driver.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If that works, then try the normal graphical login, which in   
   >>>> ancient lore was "init 5". The syntax still works in Leap.   
   >>>   
   >>> How about TW?   
   >>   
   >> I don't use TW, but you can test.   
   >>   
   >> Telcontar:~ # which init   
   >> /sbin/init   
   >> Telcontar:~ # ls /sbin/init   
   >> /sbin/init   
   >> Telcontar:~ # l /sbin/init   
   >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Mar 28 15:29 /sbin/init ->   
   >> ../usr/lib/systemd/systemd*   
   >> Telcontar:~ #   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> If init exists, it has to work.   
   >>   
   >    
   > Hi   
   > In systemd speak....   
   >   
   > systemctl isolate multi-user.target (runlevel 3, init 3 etc)   
   >   
   > systemctl isolate graphical.target (runlevel 5, init 5 etc)   
      
   Error: Biological memory full :-P   
      
      
   >   
   > The above should start the graphical login (or auto login if set)   
   >   
   > systemctl set-default multi-user.target (boot to runlevel 3, init 3 etc)   
   >   
   > systemctl set-default graphical.target (boot runlevel 5, init 5 etc)   
   >   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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