Bug#250888: gdm package creates rcN.d startup links in too many runlevels

Josselin Mouette 250888@bugs.debian.org, 250888@bugs.debian.org
Wed, 26 May 2004 11:34:53 +0200


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Le mar 25/05/2004 =E0 19:13, Micah Parrish a =E9crit :
> Package: gdm
> Version: 2.4.4.7-3
> Severity: important
> Tags: sid
>=20
>=20
> Upon installing gdm I discovered that S99gdm links had been created in
> runlevels 2 3 4 5 rather than only in runlevel 5.  This has the
> unfortunate consequence that if gdm can't start it loops infinitely=20
> even in runlevel 3 which is supposed to not start X.

In Debian there is no such restriction; the default runlevel is 2, and
it is surely supposed to start X.

Furthermore, GDM shouldn't loop infinitely, but rather stop after a few
attempts.
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