Bug#286890: marked as done (gdm starts X server, then gdm greeter dies immediately afterwards: lather, rinse, repeat.)

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Package: gdm
Version: 2.6.0.4-1
Severity: grave

After updating to GNOME 1.8, gdm starting crashing horribly.....

I enabled debugging in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf, and the syslog shows that
apparently the greeter is dieing immediately right after it starts,
and then cycling indefinitely, or at least until the six times in 90
seconds sanity check kicks in.  (Thank goodness for this, since
otherwise I wouldn't be able to get control of my system.)

Enclosed please find the syslog information.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (800, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-rc3
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gdm depends on:
ii  adduser              3.59                Add and remove users and groups
ii  blackbox [x-window-m 0.65.0-3            Window manager for X
ii  debconf              1.4.41              Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg                 1.10.25             Package maintenance system for Deb
ii  gksu                 1.2.2-1             graphical frontend to su
ii  gnome-session        2.8.1-4             The GNOME 2 Session Manager
ii  gnome-terminal [x-te 2.8.0-2             The GNOME 2 terminal emulator appl
ii  libart-2.0-2         2.3.16-6            Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0          1.8.0-4             The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libattr1             2.4.18-1            Extended attribute shared library
ii  libaudiofile0        0.2.6-5             Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libbonobo2-0         2.8.0-4             Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0       2.8.0-2             The Bonobo UI library
ii  libbz2-1.0           1.0.2-2             high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  libc6                2.3.2.ds1-19        GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libcroco3            0.6.0-2             a generic Cascading Style Sheet (C
ii  libesd0              0.2.35-2            Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared 
ii  libgconf2-4          2.8.1-4             GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgcrypt11          1.2.0-11            LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii  libglade2-0          1:2.4.0-1           Library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.4.8-1             The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-keyring0    0.4.0-2             GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0          2.8.0-6             The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0    2.8.0-1             A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0         2.8.0-3             The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0       2.8.3-6             The GNOME virtual file-system libr
ii  libgnutls11          1.0.16-13           GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii  libgpg-error0        1.0-1               library for common error values an
ii  libgsf-1             1.11.1-1            Structured File Library - runtime 
ii  libgtk2.0-0          2.4.14-1            The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6              4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62            6b-9                The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  liborbit2            1:2.10.2-1.1        libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpam-modules       0.76-22             Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam-runtime       0.76-22             Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam0g             0.76-22             Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0        1.6.0-3             Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0             1.7-5               lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  librsvg2-2           2.8.1-1             SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libselinux1          1.18-3              SELinux shared libraries
ii  libsm6               4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     X Window System Session Management
ii  libtasn1-2           0.2.10-4            Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii  libwrap0             7.6.dbs-6           Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  libx11-6             4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxext6             4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxml2              2.6.16-1            GNOME XML library
ii  metacity [x-window-m 1:2.8.6-1           A lightweight GTK2 based Window Ma
ii  sawfish [x-window-ma 1:1.3+cvs20040617-7 A window manager for X11
ii  twm [x-window-manage 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     Tab window manager
ii  xbase-clients        4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     miscellaneous X clients
ii  xlibs                4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii  xterm [x-terminal-em 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10     X terminal emulator
ii  zlib1g               1:1.2.2-4           compression library - runtime

-- debconf information:
  gdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/gdm
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm

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Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: gdm_main: Here we go...
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: loop check: last_start 0, last_loop 0, now: 1103747924, retry_count: 0
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: Resetting counts for loop of death detection
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 7949
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: Sending VT_NUM 7949 -1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 7949
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 7949 -1'
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_start: :1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :1
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :1 - 1 entries
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 7949
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7949]: Sending COOKIE 7949 d0...
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 7949 d0...'
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:44 think gdm[7966]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:1.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt9'
Dec 22 15:38:44 think udev[7957]: creating device node '/dev/vcs9'
Dec 22 15:38:44 think udev[7960]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa9'
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_server_usr1_handler: Got SIGUSR1, server running
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 7966
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_start: Completed :1!
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: Sending VT_NUM == 9 for slave 7949
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: Sending VT_NUM 7949 9
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 7949 9'
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: Got VT_NUM == 9
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: Sending XPID == 7966 for slave 7949
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: Sending XPID 7949 7966
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'XPID 7949 7966'
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: Got XPID == 7966
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_run: Opening display :1
Dec 22 15:38:45 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: Sending START_NEXT_LOCAL
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :1
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 7977
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: Sending GREETPID == 7977 for slave 7949
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: Sending GREETPID 7949 7977
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'START_NEXT_LOCAL'
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler: 7974 died
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler: 7974 returned 0
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'GREETPID 7949 7977'
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: Got GREETPID == 7977
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler: 7977 died
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7948]: (child 7949) gdm_slave_child_handler: 7977 died of 4
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: term_quit: Final cleanup
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Will kill everything from the display
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: Running gdm_verify_cleanup and pamh != NULL
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :1 going down!
Dec 22 15:38:49 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_stop: Killing server pid 7966
Dec 22 15:38:50 think udev[7992]: removing device node '/dev/vcs9'
Dec 22 15:38:50 think udev[7995]: removing device node '/dev/vcsa9'
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7949]: gdm_server_stop: Server pid 7966 dead
Dec 22 15:38:50 think kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7949]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Killed everything from the display
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 7949 returned 2
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: gdm_child_action: In remanage
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :1
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: loop check: last_start 1103747924, last_loop 1103747924, now: 1103747930, retry_count: 1
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :1
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_run: Sleeping 1 seconds before server start
Dec 22 15:38:50 think gdm[7948]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 7998
Dec 22 15:38:50 think kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode
Dec 22 15:38:50 think kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 1x mode
Dec 22 15:38:50 think kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 7998
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending VT_NUM 7998 -1
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 7998 -1'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Got VT_NUM == -1
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_start: :1
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :1
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :1 - 1 entries
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 7998
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending COOKIE 7998 e7...
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 7998 e7...'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[8015]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:1.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt9'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_server_usr1_handler: Got SIGUSR1, server running
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 8015
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_start: Completed :1!
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending VT_NUM == 9 for slave 7998
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending VT_NUM 7998 9
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 7998 9'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Got VT_NUM == 9
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending XPID == 8015 for slave 7998
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: Sending XPID 7998 8015
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'XPID 7998 8015'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: Got XPID == 8015
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_run: Opening display :1
Dec 22 15:38:51 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:51 think udev[8006]: creating device node '/dev/vcs9'
Dec 22 15:38:51 think udev[8009]: creating device node '/dev/vcsa9'
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: Sending START_NEXT_LOCAL
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_greeter: Running greeter on :1
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'START_NEXT_LOCAL'
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_child_handler
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_greeter: Greeter on pid 8025
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: Sending GREETPID == 8025 for slave 7998
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: Sending GREETPID 7998 8025
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: Handling message: 'GREETPID 7998 8025'
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: Got GREETPID == 8025
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :1 got USR2 signal
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: term_quit: Final cleanup
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_slave_quick_exit: Will kill everything from the display
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: Running gdm_verify_cleanup and pamh != NULL
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_stop: Server for :1 going down!
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_stop: Killing server pid 8015
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_child_handler
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_child_handler: 8025 died
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7948]: (child 7998) gdm_slave_child_handler: 8025 died of 4
Dec 22 15:38:56 think udev[8033]: removing device node '/dev/vcs9'
Dec 22 15:38:56 think udev[8043]: removing device node '/dev/vcsa9'
Dec 22 15:38:56 think gdm[7998]: gdm_server_stop: Server pid 8015 dead

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This problem has since disappeared when I upgraded to a newer versions
of gdm and/or some of the GNOME libraries.  I'm not sure what was going
on, or what fixed it, but the problem is gone now.

						- Ted