Сan't VT switch

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Minimum OS build in Suse Studio, based on 42.2 (hack, really)).

After select other VT can’t go back in graphical session (VT7), there only some stupid picture. Driver nouveau, Xorg.0.log:

  2077.082] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Operation not permitted
  2077.082] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
  2077.082] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed
  2077.082] (EE) 
  2077.082] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
     at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.

How to fix it?

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Hi
Does it work if you use the command chvt 7 from the console session (or chvt 8)? If so then your missing a keyboard package…

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  • with same result.
    chvt: vt7 -> vt* - Ok, go back to vt7 - stupid picture and ‘(EE) xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed’.
    Maybe wrong permissions?
  • Сonsole in graphic mode, if it is important.
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On Thu 01 Jun 2017 02:36:02 AM CDT, joneone wrote:

  • with same result.
    chvt: vt7 -> vt* - Ok, go back to vt7 - stupid picture and ‘(EE)
    xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed’.
    Maybe wrong permissions?

Hi
Could be, build a 42.1 minimal image and then upgrade or create
an autoyast file to build from with 42.2…?

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Sorry, I tested chvt as root. Starting from user:

chvt: ioctl VT_ACTIVATE: Operation not permitted
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More and more interestingly!
I tried several different DM, at first there was Slim DM (this topic), then LXDM - is much better, VT switch works, but after login not working tab-complete in terminal (!??), and at last LightDM - all Ok, VT switch works!

But somebody could explain competently such strangenesses in system? Yes, I do not know much and I want to learn more! :wink:

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Hi
You would need to look at the autoxml files and see what packages are used with LightDM compared to the others.

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This sounds like missing logind integration. Could you show “loginctl list-sessions” and “loginctl show-session N” for each session number returned by “list-sessions”? Both for SDDM and lightdm?

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I need to know about it more. While I don’t understand all the mechanics.