[opensuse-xfce] no login manager (LXDM) when switching users
I have a box running 12.2 with XFCE, and I use LXDM for logging in since it's a multi-user machine and this allows per-user system language selection. *Fairly* sure everything was working fine after a fresh 12.2 installation, but at some point, maybe some online update, logging out a user doesn't go back to the Login Manager and instead produces a blank screen with just a flashing cursor. From here I end up having to do a Magic Keys reboot as I don't know how else to put things right. Perhaps there's a missing configuration somewhere and the system doesn't know it should be looking for LXDM? Especially since this isn't the default for XFCE, perhaps an application has hard-coded LightDM? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+owner@opensuse.org
* Peter <gumb@linuxmail.org> [2013-03-16 17:50]:
I have a box running 12.2 with XFCE, and I use LXDM for logging in since it's a multi-user machine and this allows per-user system language selection.
*Fairly* sure everything was working fine after a fresh 12.2 installation, but at some point, maybe some online update, logging out a user doesn't go back to the Login Manager and instead produces a blank screen with just a flashing cursor. From here I end up having to do a Magic Keys reboot as I don't know how else to put things right.
Perhaps there's a missing configuration somewhere and the system doesn't know it should be looking for LXDM? Especially since this isn't the default for XFCE, perhaps an application has hard-coded LightDM?
No, after the session wrapper has exited Xfce isn't involved any more. It is the responsibility of the display manager to detect that the session is no more and to spawn a new greeter in response, so this is likely a bug in LXDE. Xfce does not have a "default" display manager, LightDM just happens to be the default choice in openSUSE, Xfce should work equally well with any display manager. -- Guido Berhoerster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-xfce+owner@opensuse.org
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