Bug#577620: already running gpg-agent makes gdm crash and go back to login screen

[Simon Kjika'qawej]

Package: gdm
Version: 2.20.10-3
Severity: normal


Hi,

When I have an already running gpg-agent, gdm quits, X quits, and bring
me back to the login screen. I'm trying to use my ~/.xsession, and
whether or not I "use" it, the spawned gpg-agent complains that another
is running, and takes everything down.

I 'need' a DM because my video card is old and finicky, and when I use
startx the console becomes unreadable once Xorg exits. So you can see why
I find this a bit pressing.

What it should do is see if there's an agent running, and use that, or
just kill it and spawn another one (the latter has issues of its own...).


Thanks,
Simon

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (995, 'unstable'), (990, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.33.1-acahkos
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gdm depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.112            add and remove users and groups
ii  cdebconf [debconf-2.0]  0.149            Debian Configuration Management Sy
ii  console-tools           1:0.2.3dbs-69    Linux console and font utilities
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.5.30           Debian configuration management sy
ii  gconf2                  2.28.1-3         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-session-bin       2.28.0-7         The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  libart-2.0-2            2.3.20-2         Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.30.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libattr1                1:2.4.44-1       Extended attribute shared library
ii  libbonobo2-0            2.24.3-1         Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0          2.24.3-1         The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                   2.10.2-6         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.9.6-6          The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcanberra-gtk0        0.22-1           Gtk+ helper for playing widget eve
ii  libcanberra0            0.22-1           a simple abstract interface for pl
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.2.24-1         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2        0.86-1           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdevkit-power-gobject 1:0.9.2-1        abstraction for power management -
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2          generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.3.11-1         FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4             2.28.1-3         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.24.0-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome2-0             2.30.0-1         The GNOME library - runtime files
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0       2.30.1-1         A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.20.0-2         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  liborbit2               1:2.14.18-0.1    libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpam-modules          1.1.1-2          Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam-runtime          1.1.1-2          Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam0g                1.1.1-2          Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpanel-applet2-0      2.28.0-3         library for GNOME Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.0-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0   0.96-2           PolicyKit Authorization API
ii  libpopt0                1.15-1           lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libselinux1             2.0.94-1         SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libwrap0                7.6.q-18         Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  libx11-6                2:1.3.3-2        X11 client-side library
ii  libxau6                 1:1.0.5-2        X11 authorisation library
ii  libxdmcp6               1:1.0.3-2        X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii  libxklavier16           5.0-2            X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxml2                 2.7.7.dfsg-2     GNOME XML library
ii  udev                    151-3            /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gdm recommends:
ii  fluxbox [x-window-manager]    1.1.1-7    Highly configurable and low resour
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         2.28.1-3   daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  metacity [x-window-manager]   1:2.28.1-1 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  mutter [x-window-manager]     2.29.0-2   lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  openbox [x-window-manager]    3.4.10-1   standards compliant, fast, light-w
ii  xfconf                        4.6.1-2    utilities for managing settings in
ii  xfwm4 [x-window-manager]      4.6.1-1    window manager of the Xfce project
ii  xserver-xorg                  1:7.5+5    the X.Org X server

Versions of packages gdm suggests:
pn  gnome-mag                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  gnome-orca                    <none>     (no description available)
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.30.0-1   power management tool for the GNOM
pn  gok                           <none>     (no description available)
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          2.28.2-1   PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii  locales                       2.10.2-6   Embedded GNU C Library: National L
ii  uswsusp                       0.8-1.2+b1 tools to use userspace software su

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