Re: [gdm-list] gdm no longer prompts for login

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Benn:

I'm glad to hear that you are getting things working.  Yes, people
commonly ask me questions about how to get GDM setup, and the problem
ends up being unrelated to GDM.  :)

Brian


> Well, I haven't gone back to test gdm, but I now have the system working
> with xdm, and I'm 80+% confident that it will work with gdm when I get a
> chance to try it.
>
> The issue with getting xdm working appears to have been incorrect
> protections on some of the /usr/lib/X11/fonts/* directories and fonts. I
> must have had a cockpit error when I hand-added (gasp!) a few fonts, and
> I had my darkest sunglasses on when I looked at the protections
> subsequently.
>
> The good news is that I've (re)-learned how all this stuff is sequenced,
> and re-remembered why I like to set it up, get it working, and then
> leave it alone! But, this is a new lesson: if something doesn't work,
> font protections can cause all sorts of bizarre non-obvious behaviors.
>
> I will verify that gdm as soon as I have an opportunity and report back
> to close the loop on this.
>
> Benn
>
> PS thanks for all your help and great ideas Brian...it got me pursuing
> paths I wouldn't have gone down otherwise, and I was completely stuck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cameron Sun COM [mailto:Brian Cameron Sun COM] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:39 PM
> To: Benn Schreiber
> Cc: gdm-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [gdm-list] gdm no longer prompts for login
>
>
> Benn:
>
> Is it possible that you do not have a clean install of GDM?  Sounds
> like perhaps you may have two versions running if they think the
> configuration is located in two different places, since this value
> is compiled into the code.
>
> Brian
>
> > Whoops...I did not have GDM running (was at runlevel 3). If I set to
> > runlevel 5, then gdmflexiserver returns:
> >
> > OK /etc/opt/gnome/gdm/gdm.conf
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Benn
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Cameron Sun COM [mailto:Brian Cameron Sun COM] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:16 PM
> > To: Benn Schreiber
> > Cc: gdm-list gnome org
> > Subject: Re: [gdm-list] gdm no longer prompts for login
> >
> >
> > Benn:
> >
> > Could you tell me where the GDM configuration files are located
> > on the server and the client?
> >
> > Also, what does the command:
> >
> >     gdmflexiserver --command="GET_CONFIG_FILE"
> >
> > return on both machines?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > > Help! I must have broken something, but I don't know what.
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > SUMMARY: Suse 10.1, and gdm was working fine on the :0 screen as well
> > as 
> > > on Xvnc. Something changed (or broke), and now the login screen never
>
> > > comes up on :0, and Xvnc brings up a stippled gray window but never 
> > > brings up the login box.
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > I've run gdm with debug true and have put the output at the end of
> > this 
> > > message. I tried running strace on the Xserver, but gdm seems to try
> > to 
> > > start strace with :0, which wasn't very useful. There are no 
> > > iptables-dropped packets anywhere, so not a firewall issue.
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > I do know that Xsetup is getting called, but Xsession never gets
> > invoked.
> > >  
> > >
> > > Any hints as to how to debug this would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > **Benn**
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: XDMCP: Start up on host xunil, port
> > 177
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_start_first_unborn_local:
> > Starting :0
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: loop check: last_start 0, last_loop
> > 0, 
> > > now: 1149004502, retry_count: 0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Resetting counts for loop of death 
> > > detection
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave
> > process 
> > > for :0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 2331
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave:
> > 2331
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Accepting XDMCP connections...
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 2331 -1'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Got VT_NUM == -1
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_start: :0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up 
> > > access for :0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up
> > access
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up 
> > > access for :0 - 1 entries
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave
> > 2331
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 2331
> 60...'
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending AUTHFILE == <secret> for
> > slave 2331
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'AUTHFILE 2331 
> > > /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Got AUTHFILE ==
> /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2340]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X
> > :0 
> > > -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt9'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on
> > pid 2340
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_start: Completed :0!
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending VT_NUM == 9 for slave 2331
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 2331 9'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Got VT_NUM == 9
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending XPID == 2340 for slave 2331
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:02 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'XPID 2331 2340'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:03 xunil gdm[2330]: Got XPID == 2340
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:03 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_run: Opening display :0
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:03 xunil syslog-ng[2000]: syslog-ng version 1.6.8 going
> > down
> > > May 30 08:55:03 xunil syslog-ng[2353]: syslog-ng version 1.6.8
> > starting
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil syslog-ng[2353]: Changing permissions on
> special
> > > file /dev/xconsole
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil syslog-ng[2353]: Changing permissions on
> special
> > > file /dev/tty10
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'START_NEXT_LOCAL'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter
> on
> > :0
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid
> > 2380
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: Sending GREETPID == 2380 for slave
> > 2331
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling message: 'GREETPID 2331
> > 2380'
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Got GREETPID == 2380
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_socket_handler: Accepting new 
> > > connection fd 9
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling user message: 'VERSION'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling user message:
> > 'GET_CONFIG_FILE'
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: Handling user message: 'CLOSE'
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: term_quit: Final cleanup
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Will kill 
> > > everything from the display
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going
> > down!
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_stop: Killing server pid
> > 2340
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_server_stop: Server pid 2340
> dead
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2331]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Killed
> > everything 
> > > from the display
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 2331 
> > > returned 65
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_child_action: In remanage
> > >
> > > May 30 08:55:04 xunil gdm[2330]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0 
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