Bug#422483: gdm: segfault after XDMCP chooser

[Loïc Minier]

On Sun, May 06, 2007, Sylvain Le Gall wrote:
> Well, i set severity to important because, it render the package useless
> for me (but it only affects XDMCP related configuration, which is not
> the most common way to use gdm).
> 
> My bug is as follow:
> * i have a XEN configuration (dom0 = debian etch, X + vesa xserver)
> * i use GDM in domU yocto (debian unstable, no X)
> * in dom0: X -indirect yocto 
> * in domU: i attach gdm.conf 
> * i can see and choose yocto in the chooser screen of gdm (of yocto)
> * once i try to connect to login screen of yocto, GDM segfault
> * i have downgraded to 2.16.4 and it works again
> 
> I have a message in /var/log/gdm/:0.log
> /etc/X11/X is not executable

 I don't know whether the message is to be taken seriously or not,
 however could you please try attaching a gdb to your gdm after it's
 started and before it crashes, then type "continue", then crash it,
 then report the backtrace?

   Thanks!

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Loïc Minier