awesomewm hangs on login on AWS + NICE DCV

Can you let us know which version of Ubuntu you are using?

The NICE DCV log files can be used to identify and troubleshoot problems with your NICE DCV server. The NICE DCV log files can be found in the following location on your NICE DCV server:

Please check the logs located at "/var/log/dcv/server.log" to identify any specific errors.

You may refer the following documentation to check the available logs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/troubleshooting-logs.html

Also, please make sure that the post-installation checks are performed to ensure that your NICE DCV server is properly configured.

You may refer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/adminguide/setting-up-installing-linux-checks.html

I am using a Ubuntu 20.04 image. Gnome, xfce, etc. are working properly but as soon as I use a window manager on top like i3 or awesome it hangs upon login

~ sudo DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | grep -v grep | sed -n 's/.-auth ([^ ]+)./\1/p') xhost | grep "SI:localuser:dcv$" /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority: 1: ip-10-101-62-18MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1�@Nx�o�ue�s��ip-10-101-62-18MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1�@Nx�o�ue�s: not found ~ sudo DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | grep -v grep | sed -n 's/.-auth ([^ ]+)./\1/p') xhost | grep "SI:localuser:dcv$" /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority: 1: ip-10-101-62-18MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1�@Nx�o�ue�s��ip-10-101-62-18MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1�@Nx�o�ue�s: not found ~ sudo DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | ^C ~ sudo DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" sudo DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$(ps aux^C ~ echo $(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | grep -v grep | sed -n 's/.-auth ([^ ]+)./\1/p') /run/user/129/gdm/Xauthority /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority ~ echo $(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | grep -v grep | sed -n 's/.-auth ([^ ]+)./\1/p') xhost | grep "SI:localuser:dcv$" ~ echo $(ps aux | grep "X.-auth" | grep -v grep | sed -n 's/.-auth ([^ ]+).*/\1/p') xhost | grep "SI:localuser:dcv$" ~

I am using a Ubuntu 20.04 image. Gnome, xfce, etc. are working properly

Have you manged to run KDE Plasma too? If so, can you share more detail on how you got it working?

Thanks.