dev-gm / login-script

A simple login script that I wrote in bash

login-script

A simple login script that I wrote in bash. Uses a file in your home called .loginmanrc as config. You must have python3 and bash installed. I wrote this after getting tired of trying to get 'ly' to work on Gentoo with openrc and sway/wayland.

NOTE: The following probably won't work for most people, and is probably not best practice. But, TBH it is mostly just so I don't forget.

How to use

• Replace my username in the script's 'username' var with yours.

• Download the script and copy it to /usr/local/bin/login-loginmanrc. Run chmod +x /usr/local/bin/login-loginmanrc

• Replace the third line under "TERMINALS" in /etc/inittab with this:

c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty --skip-login --login-program /usr/local/bin/login-loginmanrc 38400 tty2 linux

• Add a .loginmanrc file in your home that sources .bash_profile, cd's into your home, runs window manager, etc.

For swaywm users (such as myself)

• Add this to your .bash_profile, which you should source from your .loginmanrc file:

if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
    export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/${UID}-runtime-dir
    if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
        mkdir "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
        chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
    fi
fi

• And then add this to your .loginmanrc file, at the end:

usr/bin/dbus-run-session /usr/bin/sway