From: malcolmlewis@linuxmail.org.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:19:55 +0200   
   "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   LOL   
      
   Thank goodness for alias.....   
      
   alias sdg='systemctl set-default graphical.target'   
   alias sdm='systemctl set-default multi-user.target'   
   alias sig='systemctl isolate graphical.target'   
   alias sim='systemctl isolate multi-user.target'   
      
   >   
   >   
   > >   
   > > 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)   
   > >   
   >   
      
      
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