https://github.com/joukewitteveen/xlogin

Automatic X login service for systemd
https://github.com/joukewitteveen/xlogin

display-manager login systemd x11 xorg

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Automatic X login service for systemd

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/joukewitteveen/xlogin
• Owner: joukewitteveen
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2012-08-29T10:22:59.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-09-29T16:07:59.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-02T15:26:17.957Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: display-manager, login, systemd, x11, xorg
• Language: Makefile
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 70
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
These files make it possible to login to X without a desktop manager.

Installation

============

Several variables are supported by the installation through make:

# make [DESTDIR=] [BASH=]

       [SHELL=] [install]

DESTDIR

-------

The DESTDIR path is prepended to each target in the installation, making staged

installs possible. Empty by default.

BASH

----

The path to the Bash executable used by xlogin. Defaults to /usr/bin/bash.

SHELL

-----

The path to the Bash executable used by make. Defaults to the value of BASH.

Usage

=====

To enable automatic login at boot, execute:

# systemctl enable xlogin@

The xlogin service sets up a user session and runs the .xinitrc script of the

user. Several actions are available to the user.

Logout

------

$ loginctl terminate-session "$XDG_SESSION_ID"

or

$ systemctl --user exit

Shutdown

--------

$ systemctl poweroff

If no other users are logged in, this does not require a password.

Reboot

------

$ systemctl reboot

If no other users are logged in, this does not require a password.

Files

=====

Makefile

--------

This makes installation through

# make install

possible.

x-daemon

--------

This script makes starting X as a daemon possible. It is needed by the systemd

service that manages X.

[email protected]

----------

This service governs an X session on a specified VT. It is of little use on its

own.

[email protected]

---------------

This service is responsible for setting up the user session and running the

user's .xinitrc script. The script should not return.

25-xlogin.sh

------------

This script makes sure the systemd user dbus socket is not reused for the

user's X session. Its invocation is guaranteed by having the following on top

of your .xinitrc:

    if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then

        for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do

            [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"

        done

        unset f

    fi

As a consequence, systemd commands that interface the user session will no

longer be able to communicate with the systemd instance. To alleviate this

problem, include the following in your .bashrc:

    for sd_cmd in systemctl systemd-analyze systemd-run; do

        alias $sd_cmd='DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/bus" '$sd_cmd

    done