Bug#308825: gdm logins fail to start sessions

[Ryan Murray]

On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 11:30:31AM -0500, Jay Kline wrote:
> |>| And what is in the user's ~/.xsession-errors ?  I have a feeling your
> |>| problem is in the session startup, and nothing to do with gdm.
> |>|
> |>
> |>The file is blank.  Note that the sesision type did not change, and this
> |>behavior happens regargless of the session selected, or which user.
> |>This is happening on close to 150 workstations here.  As near as I can
> |>tell, the session is never starting at all (startkde for most)
> |
> |
> | And in /var/log/gdm/:0.log ?  (It'll rotate to .1 when restarting)
> |
> It seems truncated, but here it is:
> 
> XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 20050223080930
> joshk@tripleh
> elix.org)
> Release Date: 15 August 2003
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9 i686 [ELF]
> Build Date: 23 February 2005
> 
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> Module Loader present
> OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.29-1-686 (root@moscc.ahpcrc.org) (gcc
> version 3.3.4
> ~ (Debian 1:3.3.4-13)) #1 Tue Mar 1 10:12:28 CST 2005 TF
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> ~         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> ~         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu May 12 10:59:33 2005
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"

And all the rotated logs are the same? (:0.log.1, .2, .3...)