Swaylock does not process any given arguments

[dxdye]

Got simple command 'swaylock -c 000000' which should lock the screen with of background-color black.
Or simple command like 'swaylock -i /path/to/picture' -
both and other options won't work.

OS is Fedora 39
Wm installed are gnome, kde and xorg (what might be relevant?).
I know that wayland is the important thing here.

Would salute it, to be able to comprehend this bug.
I tried to reinstall swaylock, however it does nothing. Maybe I look forward to compile it seperatly.

It may be interesting to you, that following command do not work when using GNOME xx (which might be irrelevant):
$ export DISPLAY=:0
$ dbus-send --session
--dest=org.gnome.ScreenSaver
--type=method_call
--print-reply
--reply-timeout=20000
/org/gnome/ScreenSaver
org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive
boolean:false

This is what I get when I do 'swaylock -c 000000':
swaylock: option '--indicator' is ambiguous; possibilities: '--indicator-caps-lock' '--indicator-idle-visible' '--indicator-radius' '--indicator-thickness' '--indicator-x-position' '--indicator-y-position'
Usage: swaylock [options...]

-C, --config <config_file> Path to the config file.
-c, --color Turn the screen into the given color instead of white.
-d, --debug Enable debugging output.
-e, --ignore-empty-password When an empty password is provided, do not validate it.
-F, --show-failed-attempts Show current count of failed authentication attempts.
-f, --daemonize Detach from the controlling terminal after locking.
-h, --help Show help message and quit.
-i, --image [[]:] Display the given image, optionally only on the given output.
-k, --show-keyboard-layout Display the current xkb layout while typing.
-K, --hide-keyboard-layout Hide the current xkb layout while typing.
-L, --disable-caps-lock-text Disable the Caps Lock text.
-l, --indicator-caps-lock Show the current Caps Lock state also on the indicator.
-s, --scaling Image scaling mode: stretch, fill, fit, center, tile, solid_color.
-t, --tiling Same as --scaling=tile.
-u, --no-unlock-indicator Disable the unlock indicator.
-v, --version Show the version number and quit.
--bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments.
--caps-lock-bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--caps-lock-key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--font Sets the font of the text.
--font-size Sets a fixed font size for the indicator text.
--indicator-idle-visible Sets the indicator to show even if idle.
--indicator-radius Sets the indicator radius.
--indicator-thickness Sets the indicator thickness.
--indicator-x-position Sets the horizontal position of the indicator.
--indicator-y-position Sets the vertical position of the indicator.
--inside-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator.
--inside-clear-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when cleared.
--inside-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--inside-ver-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when verifying.
--inside-wrong-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when invalid.
--key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments.
--layout-bg-color Sets the background color of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-border-color Sets the color of the border of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-text-color Sets the color of the layout text.
--line-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring.
--line-clear-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when cleared.
--line-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when Caps Lock is active.
--line-ver-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when verifying.
--line-wrong-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when invalid.
-n, --line-uses-inside Use the inside color for the line between the inside and ring.
-r, --line-uses-ring Use the ring color for the line between the inside and ring.
--ring-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator.
--ring-clear-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when cleared.
--ring-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--ring-ver-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when verifying.
--ring-wrong-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when invalid.
--separator-color Sets the color of the lines that separate highlight segments.
--text-color Sets the color of the text.
--text-clear-color Sets the color of the text when cleared.
--text-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the text when Caps Lock is active.
--text-ver-color Sets the color of the text when verifying.
--text-wrong-color Sets the color of the text when invalid.

All options are of the form <rrggbb[aa]>.
swaylock: invalid option -- ''
Usage: swaylock [options...]

-C, --config <config_file> Path to the config file.
-c, --color Turn the screen into the given color instead of white.
-d, --debug Enable debugging output.
-e, --ignore-empty-password When an empty password is provided, do not validate it.
-F, --show-failed-attempts Show current count of failed authentication attempts.
-f, --daemonize Detach from the controlling terminal after locking.
-h, --help Show help message and quit.
-i, --image [[]:] Display the given image, optionally only on the given output.
-k, --show-keyboard-layout Display the current xkb layout while typing.
-K, --hide-keyboard-layout Hide the current xkb layout while typing.
-L, --disable-caps-lock-text Disable the Caps Lock text.
-l, --indicator-caps-lock Show the current Caps Lock state also on the indicator.
-s, --scaling Image scaling mode: stretch, fill, fit, center, tile, solid_color.
-t, --tiling Same as --scaling=tile.
-u, --no-unlock-indicator Disable the unlock indicator.
-v, --version Show the version number and quit.
--bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments.
--caps-lock-bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--caps-lock-key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--font Sets the font of the text.
--font-size Sets a fixed font size for the indicator text.
--indicator-idle-visible Sets the indicator to show even if idle.
--indicator-radius Sets the indicator radius.
--indicator-thickness Sets the indicator thickness.
--indicator-x-position Sets the horizontal position of the indicator.
--indicator-y-position Sets the vertical position of the indicator.
--inside-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator.
--inside-clear-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when cleared.
--inside-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--inside-ver-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when verifying.
--inside-wrong-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when invalid.
--key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments.
--layout-bg-color Sets the background color of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-border-color Sets the color of the border of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-text-color Sets the color of the layout text.
--line-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring.
--line-clear-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when cleared.
--line-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when Caps Lock is active.
--line-ver-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when verifying.
--line-wrong-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when invalid.
-n, --line-uses-inside Use the inside color for the line between the inside and ring.
-r, --line-uses-ring Use the ring color for the line between the inside and ring.
--ring-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator.
--ring-clear-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when cleared.
--ring-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--ring-ver-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when verifying.
--ring-wrong-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when invalid.
--separator-color Sets the color of the lines that separate highlight segments.
--text-color Sets the color of the text.
--text-clear-color Sets the color of the text when cleared.
--text-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the text when Caps Lock is active.
--text-ver-color Sets the color of the text when verifying.
--text-wrong-color Sets the color of the text when invalid.

All options are of the form <rrggbb[aa]>.

may be a problem of my bash, I'm uberpruefen it.

[kennylevinsen]

wm installed are gnome, kde and xorg.

swaylock only works for Wayland display servers that support ext-session-lock, like sway or other wlroots-based display servers.

[dxdye]

this is what I get when I do:
loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}' <(loginctl)) -p Type | awk -F= '{print $2}'

-> 'wayland'

So wayland seems to be used there.
Update: in GNOME and in Sway

[dxdye]

Ok it seems to be my bash

[dxdye]

Used fish and 'swaylock -c 000000' worked
But -i with image not
EDIT/UPDATE:
well I got it work one time in fish, however -i
seems not to be working (it seems to now run in a separate process)

executing 'swaylock -c 000000' in zsh also not working exiting with 1:
swaylock: option '--indicator' is ambiguous; possibilities: '--indicator-caps-lock' '--indicator-idle-visible' '--indicator-radius' '--indicator-thickness' '--indicator-x-position' '--indicator-y-position'
Usage: swaylock [options...]

-C, --config <config_file> Path to the config file.
-c, --color Turn the screen into the given color instead of white.
-d, --debug Enable debugging output.
-e, --ignore-empty-password When an empty password is provided, do not validate it.
-F, --show-failed-attempts Show current count of failed authentication attempts.
-f, --daemonize Detach from the controlling terminal after locking.
-h, --help Show help message and quit.
-i, --image [[]:] Display the given image, optionally only on the given output.
-k, --show-keyboard-layout Display the current xkb layout while typing.
-K, --hide-keyboard-layout Hide the current xkb layout while typing.
-L, --disable-caps-lock-text Disable the Caps Lock text.
-l, --indicator-caps-lock Show the current Caps Lock state also on the indicator.
-s, --scaling Image scaling mode: stretch, fill, fit, center, tile, solid_color.
-t, --tiling Same as --scaling=tile.
-u, --no-unlock-indicator Disable the unlock indicator.
-v, --version Show the version number and quit.
--bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments.
--caps-lock-bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--caps-lock-key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--font Sets the font of the text.
--font-size Sets a fixed font size for the indicator text.
--indicator-idle-visible Sets the indicator to show even if idle.
--indicator-radius Sets the indicator radius.
--indicator-thickness Sets the indicator thickness.
--indicator-x-position Sets the horizontal position of the indicator.
--indicator-y-position Sets the vertical position of the indicator.
--inside-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator.
--inside-clear-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when cleared.
--inside-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--inside-ver-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when verifying.
--inside-wrong-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when invalid.
--key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments.
--layout-bg-color Sets the background color of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-border-color Sets the color of the border of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-text-color Sets the color of the layout text.
--line-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring.
--line-clear-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when cleared.
--line-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when Caps Lock is active.
--line-ver-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when verifying.
--line-wrong-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when invalid.
-n, --line-uses-inside Use the inside color for the line between the inside and ring.
-r, --line-uses-ring Use the ring color for the line between the inside and ring.
--ring-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator.
--ring-clear-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when cleared.
--ring-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--ring-ver-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when verifying.
--ring-wrong-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when invalid.
--separator-color Sets the color of the lines that separate highlight segments.
--text-color Sets the color of the text.
--text-clear-color Sets the color of the text when cleared.
--text-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the text when Caps Lock is active.
--text-ver-color Sets the color of the text when verifying.
--text-wrong-color Sets the color of the text when invalid.

All options are of the form <rrggbb[aa]>.
swaylock: invalid option -- ''
Usage: swaylock [options...]

-C, --config <config_file> Path to the config file.
-c, --color Turn the screen into the given color instead of white.
-d, --debug Enable debugging output.
-e, --ignore-empty-password When an empty password is provided, do not validate it.
-F, --show-failed-attempts Show current count of failed authentication attempts.
-f, --daemonize Detach from the controlling terminal after locking.
-h, --help Show help message and quit.
-i, --image [[]:] Display the given image, optionally only on the given output.
-k, --show-keyboard-layout Display the current xkb layout while typing.
-K, --hide-keyboard-layout Hide the current xkb layout while typing.
-L, --disable-caps-lock-text Disable the Caps Lock text.
-l, --indicator-caps-lock Show the current Caps Lock state also on the indicator.
-s, --scaling Image scaling mode: stretch, fill, fit, center, tile, solid_color.
-t, --tiling Same as --scaling=tile.
-u, --no-unlock-indicator Disable the unlock indicator.
-v, --version Show the version number and quit.
--bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments.
--caps-lock-bs-hl-color Sets the color of backspace highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--caps-lock-key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments when Caps Lock is active.
--font Sets the font of the text.
--font-size Sets a fixed font size for the indicator text.
--indicator-idle-visible Sets the indicator to show even if idle.
--indicator-radius Sets the indicator radius.
--indicator-thickness Sets the indicator thickness.
--indicator-x-position Sets the horizontal position of the indicator.
--indicator-y-position Sets the vertical position of the indicator.
--inside-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator.
--inside-clear-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when cleared.
--inside-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--inside-ver-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when verifying.
--inside-wrong-color Sets the color of the inside of the indicator when invalid.
--key-hl-color Sets the color of the key press highlight segments.
--layout-bg-color Sets the background color of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-border-color Sets the color of the border of the box containing the layout text.
--layout-text-color Sets the color of the layout text.
--line-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring.
--line-clear-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when cleared.
--line-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when Caps Lock is active.
--line-ver-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when verifying.
--line-wrong-color Sets the color of the line between the inside and ring when invalid.
-n, --line-uses-inside Use the inside color for the line between the inside and ring.
-r, --line-uses-ring Use the ring color for the line between the inside and ring.
--ring-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator.
--ring-clear-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when cleared.
--ring-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when Caps Lock is active.
--ring-ver-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when verifying.
--ring-wrong-color Sets the color of the ring of the indicator when invalid.
--separator-color Sets the color of the lines that separate highlight segments.
--text-color Sets the color of the text.
--text-clear-color Sets the color of the text when cleared.
--text-caps-lock-color Sets the color of the text when Caps Lock is active.
--text-ver-color Sets the color of the text when verifying.
--text-wrong-color Sets the color of the text when invalid.

[kennylevinsen]

this is what I get when I do: loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}' <(loginctl)) -p Type | awk -F= '{print $2}'

-> 'wayland'

So wayland seems to be used there. Update: in GNOME and in Sway

It doesn't matter if you run Wayland (nor does the logind session class have any meaning), what matters is if your specific Wayland server of choice supports the necessary protocols.

Neither GNOME (Mutter) nor KDE (kwin) supports ext-session-lock and swaylock will not run there. https://wayland.app/protocols/ext-session-lock-v1#compositor-support.

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Try with --image and an absolute file path.

[dxdye]

swaylock --image /home/xyzzz/Downloads/bilder/f28.png
not working.

however swaylock it self, without any additional arguments working fine (is just a bit unaesthetic because of white bg)

(ran them all in Sway)

[dxdye]

ok problem was solved: ~/$USER/.config/swaylock/config was the problem. It ran in th.e background ignoring my arguments and it not had the required syntax. For whoever reads this: Look for this dir/ config - this might be the issue.