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=</stage/path>] [BASH=</path/to/bash>]

   [SHELL=</current/path/to/bash>] [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.

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

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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