I3: error another window manager seems to be running (x error 10)

Created on 6 May 2020  ·  4Comments  ·  Source: i3/i3

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Current Behavior

running
i3 -c .confg/i3/config

results in
error another window manager seems to be running (x error 10)

Note i3 starts and functions

Expected Behavior

validate the config

Reproduction Instructions

startx
open terminal
run i3 -c .confg/i3/config

Environment


Output of i3 --moreversion 2>&-:

i3 version:  Binary i3 version:  4.18.1 (2020-04-22)

Config file


same result in a fresh install / stock config



Logfile URL: https://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5731026076696576.bz2


- Linux Distribution & Version: Fedora 32
- Are you using a compositor (e.g., xcompmgr or compton):  everything disabled
4.18 bug
Source
picture mybigman

Most helpful comment

Then i3 is already running and attempting to run it again is bound to fail so this is behaving as expected. Validating the config is -C, not -c.

picture Airblader on 7 May 2020
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All 4 comments

What is in your ~/.xinitrc? You should execute i3 from that file.

orestisfl picture orestisfl on 6 May 2020

@orestisfl - I certainly execute it from .xinitrc with...

exec i3
mybigman picture mybigman on 7 May 2020

Then i3 is already running and attempting to run it again is bound to fail so this is behaving as expected. Validating the config is -C, not -c.

Airblader picture Airblader on 7 May 2020
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@Airblader embarrassing... I guess that's what happens when you're playing at 2am :/

sorry for the dramas.

mybigman picture mybigman on 7 May 2020
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