I've found the solution to this problem - it is that /tmp/.X0-lock is owned by root. Changed it to $USER and I was able to log back into fluxbox very easily. So far its worked okay. Thanks for all the ideas from various folks.
Sharon. On 17 May 2013 19:20, Linux-Fan <ma_sys...@web.de> wrote: > On 05/17/2013 09:13 AM, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > On 16 May 2013 21:10, Linux-Fan <ma_sys...@web.de> wrote: > > > >> On 05/16/2013 09:09 PM, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > [...] > > >>> This is my pstree http://dpaste.com/1168992/ and i close all wm > >>> programmes > >>> under lightdm, but its still not allowing me to log back into fluxbox. > >> > >> I find this part most interesting: > >> > >> ├─2*[lightdm─┬─Xorg] > >> │ ├─lightdm─┬─lxsession─┬─caja───3*[{caja}]] > >> │ │ │ ├─claws-mail───{claws-mail}] > >> │ │ │ ├─clipit] > >> │ │ │ ├─lxpanel] > >> │ │ │ ├─openbox] > >> │ │ │ ├─pcmanfm] > >> │ │ │ ├─ssh-agent] > >> │ │ │ ├─zim] > >> │ │ │ └─{lxsession}] > >> │ │ └─{lightdm}] > >> │ ├─lightdm] > >> │ └─2*[{lightdm}]] > >> > >> There is a whole lot of programs still running -- check the lxsession > >> subtree: An openbox (which is a window manager) is still running and > >> some other LXDE stuff as well (pcmanfm, lxpanel), also a mail client. To > >> kill the last window manager just terminate "openbox" via killall > >> openbox. However, it might be required to terminate the whole tree, > >> probably something like killall -s TERM lxsession or such. On the other > >> hand, I am unsure how much lxsession belongs to lightdm, i.e. might it > >> be necessary to keep lightdm running? > >> > > > > I'm sorry I forgot to say that when I couldn't get into fluxbox I > reverted > > to lxde for my working DE , which si why all the lxde stuff is running. > > Of course you need to look at pstree while you are not logged into LXDE > in order to find out about processes remaining from before the logout. > > -- > http://masysma.ohost.de/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51967501.2070...@web.de > > -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk/index.html efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian Wheezy, Fluxbox 1.3.5, LibreOffice 4.0.3.3, Registered Linux user 334501
