autologin xfce-lightdm

[blert]

Hello everyone, I come from experiences of debian (minimal type), arch and freebsd.
I arrived from few, this is new distro for me.
the guide in English, is really complete, the first time I was able to install minimal gentoo amd64 architecture (laptop cpu intel i5-480M), unpack the stage3, to install the code sources and genkernel to compile my kernel.
after which, restarting, with three guides in hand, respectively, xorg, lightdm Xforce.
everything has been successful, with startx, my ordinary user, access my desktop xfce, and so far a great satisfaction.
the problem is one only for now ..:
- Autologin - do not execute him, I access my de startx with ordinary user.
What did I miss, although I really carefully executed to the letter all that I found on the official guide?
anyone can help me I thank him right now.
fogive me for bad english, I am italian.
the guides are clearly these:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Guide
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LightDM
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xfce

[324874]

Hi blert, welcome !

Could you rephrase your problem, please ? I don't understand very well !

• Do you want log automatically without enter password ?
  
• Do you want log with startx instead with a display manager ?

I think being more concise and more precise could help. The link
below could help : http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#beprecise

Best regards,

neoptslap

[blert]

neoptslap hello, first thanks for the quick answer.
you must excuse me, I am been very imprecise.
I want to access my de xfce with password, via the dm lightdm, I have three users to be logged, now I must using a login shell.

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blert,

your english is a bit difficult to understand !

Maybe the italian forum is more friendly for you : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-41.html

Personaly, I have to use a translator (like Google Translate) to check my sentences because I don't speak english very well !

Could you copy lines of the following files and paste lines on a pastebin (--> an hyperlink to the file's content), please ?

1. /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
   
2. /etc/conf.d/xdm

Does startx work ?

[blert]

thank you very much for your patience.

1. /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
   
2. /etc/conf.d/xdm
   

startx

1. I installed x11-apps/xinit
   
2. I created the file 90xsession

   Code:

   # echo XSESSION="Xfce4" > /etc/env.d/90xsession

   
   
3. I created the file .xinit in to all the home my users

   Code:

   # echo exec startxfc4 > ~/.xinitrc

   
   

I can enter with the command "startx" as a user in my xfce desktop, so the "de" is ok
It can not, however, to view the log of lightdm, then the "dm" does not start at boot time; I hope I explained well now.
thank you very much!!

[324874]

Hi blert,

I will try to help you but I want to warn you that I am a new Gnu/Linux user and I still have much to learn !
However, I will learn by trying to help you because through it I discover new things and it's nice to help others.

I notice that you have installed again x11-apps/xinit. It seems me it's part of the installation programs.
I have read a few interesting informations on the manual page of xinit :

[blert]

primarily, you're really very helpful, too, I agree with your way of thinking, I like to understand, and to share what I understand. as in the other Linux distros and from the electronics, which is my main passion.

it is true, x11-apps/xinit, is already inside the installation, I could clearly not to mention .. I think it's a distraction .. forgive me ..

ok so you think it is useless to create the .xinitrc file? is better no use xinit?

lightdm I think it's ok, I clearly gave the commands to the default runlevel:

[324874]

I know the .xinitrc may be useful so I think it's better to let this file.

I haven't activated autologin, maybe comment the two following lines in the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf could resolve the problem ?

[324874]

Could you also show the configuration files in the lightdm directory and the file 's content of ~/.xsession-errors, please ?

[324874]

blert,

Have you solved your problem ?
If yes, could you edit the title of your post and display [SOLVED], please ?
Finally, could you also add a brief presentation of your solution, please ?

This will improve the quality of the forum.

Best regards,

neoptslap