Re: GDM Crashing/Closing

[jgotts linuxsavvy com]

You didn't mention the version of gdm you are using.  Our systems use 2.0beta4
with all of the Red Hat-specific patches adapted from 2.0beta2 and none have
had gdm crash since I produced the RPM some 15 months ago.  [I wish the same
could be said about XFree86 4.x, which once crashed on me 20 times in one day
when I was attempting to hack around design flaws in the GtkCombo widget.]

In message <989270169 6357 0 camel sean aweplay>, Sean Middleditch writes:

>It happens occasionally that when I log into GNOME from GDM, then log
>out, GDM/X closes down, and I'm left at a login prompt.  Logging in as
>root and typing
>init 3; init 5; exit
>fixes it (ya, I know, there are easier ways, but I'm lazy and it's short
>to type).

>I don't see any errors in /var/log/XFree86.log.0 or /var/log/messages,
>and I don't see and GDM specific log files.  Where can I find more
>information on why this keeps happening?

>Sometimes when I log out of GNOME (if I'm only in it for a short time)
>GDM restarts at a login window like it should.  I see the problem with
>any user (although only one user is really ever used), and all desktop
>environments (I think, I don't use any others for extended periods of
>time).

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