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

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

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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