I'm trying to change my login manager to SLiM and the theme I want for my login screen is archlinux-simplyblack:
[cesar@arch ~]$ ls -la /usr/share/slim/themes/ total 108 drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 4096 May 9 19:43 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 8 11:11 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2008 archlinux-darch-grey drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2008 archlinux-darch-white drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2008 archlinux-retro drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2008 archlinux-simplyblack drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 23 2008 archlinux-soft-grey drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 capernoited drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 debian-moreblue drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 8 11:11 default drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 fingerprint drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 flat drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 flower2 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 isolated drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 lake drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 lotus-midnight drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 lotus-sage drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 lunar drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 mindlock drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 parallel-dimensions drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 previous drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 rainbow drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 rear-window drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 scotland-road drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 subway drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 wave drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 25 04:16 zenwalk In order to run SLiM at boot time I edited my /etc/rc.conf an added slim to DAEMONS (I haven't changed my /etc/inittab):
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus hal networkmanager net-profiles net-auto-wireless crond alsa gdm slim) I created the ~/.initrc:
#!/bin/sh exec gnome-session And also make ~/.initrc executable:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 cesar users 30 May 9 00:22 .xinitrc This is the what /var/log/slim.log shows:
Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again. Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Giving up. slim: unable to connect to X server /usr/bin/xauth: file /var/run/slim.auth does not exist Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again. Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyGiving up. slim: unable to connect to X server What am I missing or doing wrong?
EDIT: /etc/slim.conf
# Path, X server and arguments (if needed) # Note: -xauth $authfile is automatically appended default_path /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin default_xserver /usr/bin/X xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp vt07 # Commands for halt, login, etc. halt_cmd /sbin/shutdown -h now reboot_cmd /sbin/shutdown -r now console_cmd /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login" #suspend_cmd /usr/sbin/suspend # Full path to the xauth binary xauth_path /usr/bin/xauth # Xauth file for server authfile /var/run/slim.auth # Activate numlock when slim starts. Valid values: on|off numlock on # Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs). # Valid values: true|false hidecursor false # This command is executed after a succesful login. # you can place the %session and %theme variables # to handle launching of specific commands in .xinitrc # depending of chosen session and slim theme # # NOTE: if your system does not have bash you need # to adjust the command according to your preferred shell, # i.e. for freebsd use: # login_cmd exec /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session login_cmd exec /bin/bash -login ~/.xinitrc %session # Commands executed when starting and exiting a session. # They can be used for registering a X11 session with # sessreg. You can use the %user variable # # sessionstart_cmd some command # sessionstop_cmd some command # Start in daemon mode. Valid values: yes | no # Note that this can be overriden by the command line # options "-d" and "-nodaemon" # daemon yes # Available sessions (first one is the default). # The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd # above, so your login command can handle different sessions. # see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources sessions gnome-session # Executed when pressing F11 (requires imagemagick) screenshot_cmd import -window root /slim.png # welcome message. Available variables: %host, %domain welcome_msg Welcome to %host # Session message. Prepended to the session name when pressing F1 # session_msg Session: # shutdown / reboot messages shutdown_msg The system is halting... reboot_msg The system is rebooting... # default user, leave blank or remove this line # for avoid pre-loading the username. #default_user simone # Focus the password field on start when default_user is set # Set to "yes" to enable this feature #focus_password no # Automatically login the default user (without entering # the password. Set to "yes" to enable this feature #auto_login no # current theme, use comma separated list to specify a set to # randomly choose from current_theme archlinux-simplyblack # Lock file lockfile /var/lock/slim.lock # Log file logfile /var/log/slim.log 
halwas deprecated some time ago...udev.