Can't start from ligntdm

[ToddAndMargo]

>>     Cancel the request.  It is an issue with lightdm.  I replace
>>     it with lxdm and problems solved.
>> 
>>     I am stuck in the "endless loop" problem that is plaguing
>>     lightdm users.  I have searched my ass off an everyone
>>     with the issue can not find a cure.
>> 
>>     So I disabled lightdm and installed lxdm.  It ain't as pretty
>>     BUT IT WORKS!!!!

On 11/1/24 08:41, Ивалин wrote:
> Yeah probabbly something wrong with your lightdm config or Xsession . 
> Considering everything in Xsession is considered part of the session so 
> whenever something crashes the session crashes, I would guess it is a 
> problem of 1 of the scripts it sources or the script itself. Lightdm 
> keeps session logs in /var/log/lightdm/x-*.log so you should get some 
> info on what goes wrong.


Hi Ивалин,

/var/log/lightdm/x-*.log showed no issues.

I spent about 16 hours troubleshooting this.
Erased the .ICE* files and all kinds .x* stuff.

The bummer is that I got it working for one time,
then back to the endless loop.

I even had a working fc39 mate iso in
a virtual machine and compared the differences.
No joy.

The issues is no doubt a bad call to xinit,
although they were the same as the VM.
And I am doubtful it is a .config issue either as
they all perfectly matched the VM.

lxdm is so, so very easy to use, I am kicking
myself for not looking for alternatives sooner.

By the way, I have three other Fedora Xfce Mate
computers without the issue.

<editorial comment>   AAAAAAHHHHH !!!!!  </editorial comment>

Thank you for the help and tips.  They are very,
very much appreciated!

-T