[SOLVED] Displaymanager DM does not start

[aa-kk]

Hi

When I reboot my main-install, Mag4 PC, I never get into X. I always have to restart dm (etc/init.d/dm restart)
Yes, I have set it to start to X, Yes I have toggled the setting.

Very annoying.

Any tips?

[doktor5000]

What display manager do you use? And please show the output of the following commands as root

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cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop
systemctl status graphical.target
systemctl status default.target
readlink -f /etc/systemd/system/default.target
systemctl list-dependencies default.target --no-pager
systemctl status prefdm.service -a

[doktor5000]

Ok, that's on my main install, with good keyboard-setting.

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cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop > DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM

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systemctl status graphical.target >graphical.target - Graphical Interface
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target; enabled)
   Active: active since ma 2015-12-07 16:00:26 CET; 55min ago
     Docs: man:systemd.special(7)

systemctl status default.target> graphical.target - Graphical Interface
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target; enabled)
   Active: active since ma 2015-12-07 16:00:26 CET; 56min ago
     Docs: man:systemd.special(7)

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readlink -f /etc/systemd/system/default.target > /usr/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target


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systemctl list-dependencies default.target --no-pager > default.target
├─cpufreqd.service
├─dc_server.service
├─mandi.service
├─network-up.service
├─network.service
├─numlock.service
├─partmon.service
├─pktcdvd.service
├─prefdm.service
├─preload.service
├─resolvconf.service
├─systemd-readahead-collect.service
├─systemd-readahead-replay.service
├─systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
├─upower.service
├─usermin.service
├─vmware-USBArbitrator.service
├─vmware.service
├─webmin.service
└─multi-user.target
  ├─acpid.service
  ├─atd.service
  ├─avahi-daemon.service
  ├─clamd.service
  ├─cpufreqd.service
  ├─cpupower.service
  ├─crond.service
  ├─cups-browsed.service
  ├─cups.path
  ├─dbus.service
  ├─dc_server.service
  ├─dhcpd.service
  ├─freshclam.service
  ├─haldaemon.service
  ├─hddtemp.service
  ├─hsqldb.service
  ├─httpd.service
  ├─lm_sensors.service
  ├─mandi.service
  ├─mdmonitor.service
  ├─memcached@11211.service
  ├─mysqld.service
  ├─network-up.service
  ├─network.service
  ├─nscd.service
  ├─ntpd.service
  ├─numlock.service
  ├─partmon.service
  ├─pktcdvd.service
  ├─plymouth-quit-wait.service
  ├─plymouth-quit.service
  ├─rc-local.service
  ├─resolvconf.service
  ├─rpcbind.service
  ├─rsyslog.service
  ├─saslauthd.service
  ├─sensord.service
  ├─shorewall.service
  ├─smartd.service
  ├─snmpd.service
  ├─systemd-ask-password-wall.path
  ├─systemd-logind.service
  ├─systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
  ├─systemd-user-sessions.service
  ├─usermin.service
  ├─vmware-USBArbitrator.service
  ├─vmware.service
  ├─webmin.service
  ├─xinetd.service
  ├─basic.target
  │ ├─alsa-restore.service
  │ ├─alsa-state.service
  │ ├─fedora-autorelabel-mark.service
  │ ├─fedora-autorelabel.service
  │ ├─fedora-configure.service
  │ ├─fedora-loadmodules.service
  │ ├─ip6tables.service
  │ ├─iptables.service
  │ ├─mandriva-everytime.service
  │ ├─mandriva-save-dmesg.service
  │ ├─paths.target
  │ ├─slices.target
  │ │ ├─-.slice
  │ │ └─system.slice
  │ ├─sockets.target
  │ │ ├─avahi-daemon.socket
  │ │ ├─cups.socket
  │ │ ├─dbus.socket
  │ │ ├─nscd.socket
  │ │ ├─rpcbind.socket
  │ │ ├─systemd-initctl.socket
  │ │ ├─systemd-journald.socket
  │ │ ├─systemd-shutdownd.socket
  │ │ ├─systemd-udevd-control.socket
  │ │ └─systemd-udevd-kernel.socket
  │ ├─sysinit.target
  │ │ ├─dev-hugepages.mount
  │ │ ├─dev-mqueue.mount
  │ │ ├─kmod-static-nodes.service
  │ │ ├─mandriva-kmsg-loglevel.service
  │ │ ├─mdmonitor-takeover.service
  │ │ ├─plymouth-read-write.service
  │ │ ├─plymouth-start.service
  │ │ ├─proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount
  │ │ ├─sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount
  │ │ ├─sys-kernel-config.mount
  │ │ ├─sys-kernel-debug.mount
  │ │ ├─systemd-ask-password-console.path
  │ │ ├─systemd-binfmt.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-journal-flush.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-journald.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-modules-load.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-random-seed.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-sysctl.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-udev-trigger.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-udevd.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-update-utmp.service
  │ │ ├─systemd-vconsole-setup.service
  │ │ ├─cryptsetup.target
  │ │ ├─local-fs.target
  │ │ │ ├─-.mount
  │ │ │ ├─backups.mount
  │ │ │ ├─DATA\x2d150.mount
  │ │ │ ├─div\x2dinfo.mount
  │ │ │ ├─EXT3\x2d100.mount
  │ │ │ ├─FAT\x2d50.mount
  │ │ │ ├─fedora-import-state.service
  │ │ │ ├─fedora-readonly.service
  │ │ │ ├─fedora-storage-init-late.service
  │ │ │ ├─fedora-storage-init.service
  │ │ │ ├─storage.mount
  │ │ │ ├─systemd-fsck-root.service
  │ │ │ ├─systemd-remount-fs.service
  │ │ │ ├─tmp.mount
  │ │ │ └─Win7\x2dD.mount
  │ │ └─swap.target
  │ │   ├─dev-cdrom2.swap
  │ │   ├─dev-disk-by\x2did-ata\x2dST750LX003\x2d1AC154_W200CBXD\x2dpart5.swap
  │ │   ├─dev-disk-by\x2did-wwn\x2d0x5000c50053284822\x2dpart5.swap
  │ │   ├─dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-swappy.swap
  │ │   ├─dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-swappy.swap
  │ │   ├─dev-disk-by\x2duuid-abc8fe86\x2d7c9f\x2d48f6\x2d896a\x2daa348c2222f5.swap
  │ │   └─dev-sda5.swap
  │ └─timers.target
  │   └─systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer
  ├─getty.target
  │ └─getty@tty1.service
  ├─nfs.target
  │ ├─nfs-idmap.service
  │ └─nfs-lock.service
  ├─remote-fs.target
  │ ├─Silver-Drive\x2d2T.mount
  │ └─Silver-USB\x2ddrive.mount
  └─rpcbind.target

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systemctl status prefdm.service -a > prefdm.service - Display Manager
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/prefdm.service; static)
   Active: active (running) since ma 2015-12-07 16:01:04 CET; 57min ago
 Main PID: 6061 (kdm)
   CGroup: /system.slice/prefdm.service
           ├─6061 /usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
           └─6074 /etc/X11/X :0 vt2 -nolisten tcp -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-b1uHka

There you go,

[doktor5000]

Please next time use code tags as explained in ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mandriva/m ... e_tags.ogv
And please post the exact output of the commands, no editing and no omissions please.

Please show the output as root of

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journalctl -ab | grep -i kdm
cat /var/log/kdm.log

[aa-kk]

OK:

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[root@killer ~]# journalctl -ab | grep -i kdm
dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_succeed_if(kdm:auth): no condition detected; module succeeded
dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_succeed_if(kdm:auth): requirement "user ingroup nopasswdlogin" not met by user "frans"
dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_tcb(kdm:auth): Authentication passed for frans from (uid=0)
dec 07 16:01:17 killer kdm[6086]: :0[6086]: pam_tcb(kdm:session): Session opened for frans by (uid=0)

[root@killer ~]# cat /var/log/kdm.log
[root@killer ~]#

[doktor5000]

KDM was only started once during current boot. Does not look like it was restarted as you mentioned in the first post.

[aa-kk]

Well, I am not completely sure what it all does, especially not with with systemd.
In any case I do give the command to restart; if not running, then it will start.

I have set & toggled to have X started.

[doktor5000]

So what actually happens when you boot, and when exactly do you run that command?

Please try the following after reboot. Wait until X should start, then wait a minute or so until nothing happens anymore.
Then switch to another tty via e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F2 and login as root, then run

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journalctl -ab > /tmp/journal.log

and please attach the file /tmp/journal.log here.

[aa-kk]

OK, done

[doktor5000]

You forgot to answer the question:

So what actually happens when you boot, and when exactly do you run that command?

From the log, you hit some ordering cycles.

dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found ordering cycle on preload.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on prefdm.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on plymouth-quit.service/stop
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on rc-local.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on vmware-USBArbitrator.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Found dependency on preload.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Breaking ordering cycle by deleting job prefdm.service/start
dec 07 18:11:09 killer systemd[1]: Job prefdm.service/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with preload.service/start

See the related bug reports: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16086 and https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16260
You can try to fix it via disabling the preload service as root via

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systemctl mask preload.service

or by simply uninstalling the preload package via

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urpme preload

[aa-kk]

When I boot I just get a terminal where to login.

I have opted to uninstall preload. will now reboot

[aa-kk]

YES !! that was it ! At the time preload seemed a good tool, seems it is not. Finally a normal boot!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !