Re: [gdm-list] gdm won't run after upgrade...

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Morgan Read <mstuff read org nz> wrote:
>
> When I try to run gdm from the command line, this is the output:
> [root mythtv log]# gdm
>
> ** (gdm-binary:1624): WARNING **: Failed to acquire org.gnome.DisplayManager
>
> ** (gdm-binary:1624): WARNING **: Could not acquire name; bailing out
Normally this error means gdm is already running.

Try "pkill -f gdm" and see if that kicks it.

It could also be a problem with the dbus security policy in /etc/dbus-1/system.d

--Ray