Help with GDM

["Eric Gillespie, Jr." <epg pobox com>]

I've just upgrade from Debian 2.1 to unstable, and i have
everything working except gdm. X comes up, and i can see that
/etc/gdm/Init/Default is being run because the xsetroot command
there turns the background blue, but this script does not
complete because the xterm it's supposed to run never appears.
Then X dies. This happens about 5 more times, and then i'm left
with X running, along with my xterm and gdmlogin. gdm is no
longer running at this point. gdmlogin reads in my username and
password, but then disappears, but both X and the xterm are still
running. I have to ctrl-alt-backspace it.

Attached are the relevant parts of /var/log/syslog and the only
two files i've modified from the default debian install,
/etc/gdm/Init/Default and /etc/gdm/gdm.conf.

-- 
Eric Gillespie, Jr. <*> epg@pobox.com

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#!/bin/sh
xterm&

/usr/bin/X11/xsetroot -solid "#007777"
[daemon]
Chooser=/usr/bin/gdmchooser --disable-sound --disable-crash-dialog
DefaultPath=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
DisplayInitDir=/etc/gdm/Init
Greeter=/usr/bin/gdmlogin --disable-sound --disable-crash-dialog
Group=gdm
HaltCommand=/sbin/shutdown -h now "Halted from gdm menu."
KillInitClients=0
LogDir=/var/log/gdm
PidFile=/var/run/gdm.pid
PostSessionScriptDir=/etc/gdm/PostSession
PreSessionScriptDir=/etc/gdm/PreSession
RebootCommand=/sbin/shutdown -r now "Rebooted from gdm menu."
RootPath=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/games
ServAuthDir=/var/lib/gdm
SessionDir=/etc/gdm/Sessions
User=gdm
UserAuthDir=
UserAuthFBDir=/tmp
UserAuthFile=.Xauthority

[security]
AllowRoot=0
RelaxPermissions=0
RetryDelay=0
UserMaxFile=65536
VerboseAuth=0

[xdmcp]
Enable=0
HonorIndirect=0
MaxPending=4
MaxPendingIndirect=4
MaxSessions=16
MaxWait=30
MaxWaitIndirect=30
Port=177

[gui]
GtkRC=
MaxIconWidth=128
MaxIconHeight=128

[greeter]
Browser=1
DefaultFace=/usr/share/pixmaps/nobody.png
DefaultLocale=english
Exclude=root,bin,daemon,adm,lp,sync,shutdown,halt,mail,news,uucp,operator,nobody,alias,backup,games,gnats,irc,list,majordom,man,msql,postgres,proxy,qmaild,qmaill,qmailp,qmailq,qmailr,qmails,sys,www-data,sashroot,mp3,ftp,identd,rwhod,telnetd,gdm
Font=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
GlobalFaceDir=/usr/share/faces
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/gdm.xpm
LocaleFile=/etc/locale.alias
Logo=/usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-logo-large.png
Quiver=1
# set SystemMenu to 1 if you want to reboot/shutdown without logging in
SystemMenu=1
Welcome=Welcome to %n

[chooser]
DefaultHostImg=/usr/share/pixmaps/nohost.png
HostImageDir=/usr/share/hosts
ScanTime=3

[debug]
Enable=1

[servers]
0=/usr/bin/X11/X
# this second line starts up :1 on vt8
# 1=/usr/bin/X11/X vt8 


Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_main: Here we go...
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_local_servers_start: Starting :0
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[382]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 383
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[383]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:19:53 trantor gdm[383]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[383]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[383]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 389
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 383 returned 0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (382). Killing.
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[390]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 391
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[391]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:19:58 trantor gdm[391]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[391]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[391]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 397
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 391 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (390). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[398]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 399
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[399]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:00 trantor gdm[399]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[399]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[399]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 405
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 399 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (398). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:02 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[406]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 407
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[407]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:03 trantor gdm[407]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[407]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[407]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 413
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 407 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (406). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:04 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[414]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 415
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[415]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:05 trantor gdm[415]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[415]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[415]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 421
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 415 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (414). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[422]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 423
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[423]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:07 trantor gdm[423]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[423]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[423]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 429
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 423 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (422). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[430]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 431
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[431]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:09 trantor gdm[431]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[431]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[431]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 437
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 431 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (430). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:11 trantor gdm[438]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:12 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:12 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:12 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 439
Apr 10 02:20:12 trantor gdm[439]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:12 trantor gdm[439]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[439]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[439]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 445
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 439 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Old server found (438). Killing.
Apr 10 02:20:13 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :0 going down!
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 2 entries
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[446]: gdm_server_start: '/usr/bin/X11/X -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth :0'
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_usr1_handler: Starting display :0!
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 447
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[447]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
Apr 10 02:20:14 trantor gdm[447]: gdm_slave_start: Opening display :0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[447]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[447]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 453
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: child 447 returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_handler: :0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: :0
Apr 10 02:20:15 trantor gdm[378]: gdm_server_start: Server respawning too rapidly. Disabled for 5 minutes.
Apr 10 02:20:18 trantor gdmlogin[453]: gdm_login_user_alloc: does not exist and must.
Apr 10 02:20:18 trantor last message repeated 2 times

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