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[+0.00s] DEBUG: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Starting Light Display Manager 1.32.0, UID=0 PID=261
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /usr/local/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration dirs from /etc/xdg/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Loading configuration from /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module local
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Registered seat module xremote
[+0.00s] DEBUG: Using D-Bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
[+0.02s] DEBUG: _g_io_module_get_default: Found default implementation local (GLocalVfs) for ‘gio-vfs’
[+0.02s] DEBUG: Monitoring logind for seats
[+0.02s] DEBUG: Acquired bus name org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
[+0.03s] DEBUG: Could not run plymouth --ping: Failed to execute child process “plymouth” (No such file or directory)
[+0.03s] WARNING: Error getting user list from org.freedesktop.Accounts: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Accounts was not provided by any .service files
[+0.03s] DEBUG: Loading user config from /etc/lightdm/users.conf
[+0.03s] DEBUG: User <user> added
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes graphical state to true
[+0.09s] DEBUG: New seat added from logind: seat0
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Loading properties from config section Seat:*
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 has property CanMultiSession=no
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating greeter session
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Creating display server of type x
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Using VT 7
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Starting local X display on VT 7
[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Logging to /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log
[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: Can't launch X server X, not found in path
[+0.09s] DEBUG: XServer 0: X server stopped
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Releasing VT 7
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Display server stopped
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Can't create display server for greeter
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Session stopped
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping display server, no sessions require it
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopping
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Seat seat0: Stopped
[+0.09s] DEBUG: Failed to start seat: seat0
[+1276.92s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 1
[+2119.79s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to
[+2177.68s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to 1
[+2378.86s] DEBUG: Seat seat0 changes active session to
I'm going to guess that a systemctl status lightdm will show it's stopped for some reason, so can you paste the results of
Code:
journalctl -eu lightdm
?
Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux systemd[1]: Starting Light Display Manager...
Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux systemd[1]: Started Light Display Manager.
Aug 16 15:43:03 archlinux lightdm[261]: Error getting user list from org.freedesktop.Accounts: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Accounts was not provided by any .service files
Look at the arch forum. Lightdm very frequently has problems.
And the last question. Are you partially updated?
It is being launched upon startup.
Partially updated? What does that mean? My systems is fully up to date.
So maybe I should use something else? Any recommendations?
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