Can't start from ligntdm

[ToddAndMargo]

>> На нд, 27.10.2024 г. в 14:23 ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com 
>> <mailto:ToddAndMargo at zoho.com>> написа:
>> 
>>      >> На ср, 23.10.2024 г. в 11:51 ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com
>>     <mailto:ToddAndMargo at zoho.com>
>>      >> <mailto:ToddAndMargo at zoho.com <mailto:ToddAndMargo at zoho.com>>>
>>     написа:
>>      >>
>>      >>     Hi All,
>>      >>
>>      >>     Fedora 40
>>      >>     xfce 4.18
>>      >>
>>      >>     I cannot start xfce from lightdm.  It tries, give me
>>      >>     a bunch of errors about xinit: unable to connect to
>>      >>     x server
>>      >>
>>      >>     But xfce starts fine from the command line with startx
>>      >>
>>      >>     ??????????
>>      >>
>>      >>     Many thanks,
>>      >>     -T
>> 
>>     On 10/25/24 04:56, Ивалин wrote:
>>      > Try deleting .Xauthority and .ICEauthority in your home folder .
>>     They
>>      > prob got corrupted.
>>      >
>> 
>> 
>>     I got it to work once on a new user's profile.  Since
>>     then, it is back to the old problem. deleting either
>>     or both .Xauthority and .ICEauthority made no difference.
>> 
>>     Trying to manually start MATE (mate-session), I get told
>>     mate can't find the display


On 10/30/24 10:02, Ивалин wrote:
> That indicates that some x11 config in your home folder is messing up, 
> and X crashes. Usually some display managers source ~/.xsession and 
> ~/.xprofile files. Try deleting them if they are present/

Got all those deleted and .Xauthority too.
Also have two fresh user profiles.  No symptom
change.

I have got it to the point where if lightdm is stopped,
I can start xfce with startxfce4.  MATE (mate-session)
still tells me is can't find the display.

I can start xfce whenever I want with startx.

On the bright side, I now know what the problem is
officially called:  "lightdm infinite login loop".

No idea what is causing the MATE issue, except the
      Failed to start systemd-sysuses.service
error message, but that might be left over from boot.

Thank you for the help!

-T

Setting /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf to

     [Seat:*]
     session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession

Did not help.