Bug#801749: gdm3: Does not start anymore

Michal Politowski mpol at meep.pl
Fri Oct 23 15:36:16 UTC 2015


Package: gdm3
Version: 3.18.0-2
Followup-For: Bug #801749

Same problem here. Or at least the same logs (journalctl -u gdm.service attached).
Instead of flickering immediate restarts I see the annoying
"Oh no! Something has gone wrong." screen, which keeps reappearing
after clicking 'Log Out' (before I was even given the chance to log in).

No weston to purge, unfortunately.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers squeeze-lts
  APT policy: (500, 'squeeze-lts'), (500, 'oldoldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (450, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: amd64

Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gdm3 depends on:
ii  accountsservice                              0.6.40-3
ii  adduser                                      3.113+nmu3
ii  awesome [x-window-manager]                   3.5.6-1
ii  clfswm [x-window-manager]                    20111015.git51b0a02-2
ii  dconf-cli                                    0.24.0-2
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend                      0.24.0-2
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]                        1.5.57
ii  dwm [x-window-manager]                       6.0-8
ii  e17 [x-window-manager]                       0.17.6-1
ii  evilvte [x-terminal-emulator]                0.5.1-1
ii  fluxbox [x-window-manager]                   1.3.5-2+b1
ii  fvwm [x-window-manager]                      1:2.6.5.ds-4
ii  fvwm-crystal [x-window-manager]              3.3.1+dfsg-1
ii  gir1.2-gdm3                                  3.18.0-2
ii  gnome-session-bin                            3.18.1.2-1
ii  gnome-session-flashback [x-session-manager]  3.18.1-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon                        3.18.1-1+b1
ii  gnome-shell                                  3.18.1-1
ii  gnome-terminal [x-terminal-emulator]         3.18.1-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                    3.18.1-1
ii  guake [x-terminal-emulator]                  0.8.0-1
ii  herbstluftwm [x-window-manager]              0.6.2-1
ii  jwm [x-window-manager]                       2.1.0+svn579-2
ii  larswm [x-window-manager]                    7.5.3-6
ii  libaccountsservice0                          0.6.40-3
ii  libaudit1                                    1:2.4.4-4
ii  libc6                                        2.19-22
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0                           0.30-2.1
ii  libcanberra0                                 0.30-2.1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0                           2.32.1-1
ii  libgdm1                                      3.18.0-2
ii  libglib2.0-0                                 2.46.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-bin                               2.46.1-1
ii  libgtk-3-0                                   3.18.2-1
ii  libpam-modules                               1.1.8-3.1
ii  libpam-runtime                               1.1.8-3.1
ii  libpam-systemd                               227-2
ii  libpam0g                                     1.1.8-3.1
ii  librsvg2-common                              2.40.11-1
ii  libselinux1                                  2.3-2+b1
ii  libsystemd0                                  227-2
ii  libwrap0                                     7.6.q-25
ii  libx11-6                                     2:1.6.3-1
ii  libxau6                                      1:1.0.8-1
ii  libxdmcp6                                    1:1.1.2-1
ii  lsb-base                                     9.20150917
ii  lxterminal [x-terminal-emulator]             0.2.0-1
ii  metacity [x-window-manager]                  1:3.18.1-1
ii  mrxvt [x-terminal-emulator]                  0.5.4-1.1+b2
ii  mutter [x-window-manager]                    3.18.1-1
ii  openbox [x-window-manager]                   3.6.1-2
ii  oroborus [x-window-manager]                  2.0.20
ii  pekwm [x-window-manager]                     0.1.17-2+b1
ii  policykit-1                                  0.105-13
ii  pterm [x-terminal-emulator]                  0.65-2
ii  razorqt-session [x-session-manager]          0.5.2-4
ii  roxterm [x-terminal-emulator]                3.1.5-1
ii  rxvt-unicode [x-terminal-emulator]           9.21-1
ii  sapphire [x-window-manager]                  0.15.8-9+b1
ii  sawfish [x-window-manager]                   1:1.5.3-2.4+b1
ii  stterm [x-terminal-emulator]                 0.5+20140606+gitc2fd275-1
ii  stumpwm [x-window-manager]                   2:0.9.9-1
ii  subtle [x-window-manager]                    0.11.3224-xi-2.1
ii  terminator [x-terminal-emulator]             0.97-4
ii  termit [x-terminal-emulator]                 2.10.0-2-gb8280ed-1
ii  tritium [x-window-manager]                   0.3.8-3
ii  ucf                                          3.0030
ii  wmii [x-window-manager]                      3.10~20120413+hg2813-8
ii  x11-common                                   1:7.7+12
ii  x11-xserver-utils                            7.7+5
ii  xfce4-session [x-session-manager]            4.12.1-3
ii  xfce4-terminal [x-terminal-emulator]         0.6.3-2
ii  xfwm4 [x-window-manager]                     4.12.3-1
ii  xmonad [x-window-manager]                    0.11.1-3~1
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emulator]                  320-1

Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
ii  at-spi2-core               2.18.1-1
ii  desktop-base               8.0.2
ii  gnome-icon-theme           3.12.0-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic  3.12.0-1
ii  x11-xkb-utils              7.7+2
ii  xserver-xephyr             2:1.17.2-3
ii  xserver-xorg               1:7.7+12
ii  zenity                     3.18.1.1-1

Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
pn  gnome-orca            <none>
pn  libpam-gnome-keyring  <none>

-- debconf information:
  gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3

-- 
Michał Politowski
Talking has been known to lead to communication if practiced carelessly.
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-- Logs begin at Fri 2015-10-23 16:58:58 CEST, end at Fri 2015-10-23 17:29:44 CEST. --
Oct 23 16:59:35 Amber systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Oct 23 16:59:37 Amber systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Oct 23 16:59:46 Amber gdm-launch-environment][1587]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 16:59:58 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -1734 was already dead.
Oct 23 16:59:58 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 1587 was already dead.
Oct 23 16:59:58 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 16:59:59 Amber gdm-launch-environment][2598]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:00:00 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1,907599 seconds
Oct 23 17:00:00 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -2613 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:00:00 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 2598 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:00:00 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:00:00 Amber gdm-launch-environment][2640]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:27 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -2653 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:27 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 2640 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:27 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:27 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3179]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:28 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1,316261 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:28 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3192 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:28 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 3179 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:28 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:28 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3205]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:31 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 2,631049 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:31 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3217 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:31 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 3205 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:31 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:31 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3255]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:32 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1,215734 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:32 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3268 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:32 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 3255 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:32 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:32 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3306]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:33 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0,964896 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:33 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3318 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:33 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 3306 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:33 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:33 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3356]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:34 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0,915570 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:34 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3368 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:34 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process 3356 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:01:34 Amber gdm3[1464]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:01:34 Amber gdm-launch-environment][3406]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:01:36 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1,650764 seconds
Oct 23 17:01:36 Amber gdm3[1464]: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors
Oct 23 17:01:36 Amber gdm3[1464]: Child process -3418 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:08:07 Amber systemd[1]: Stopping GNOME Display Manager...
Oct 23 17:08:07 Amber systemd[1]: Stopped GNOME Display Manager.
Oct 23 17:08:44 Amber systemd[1]: Starting GNOME Display Manager...
Oct 23 17:08:44 Amber systemd[1]: Started GNOME Display Manager.
Oct 23 17:08:44 Amber gdm-launch-environment][6029]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Oct 23 17:08:46 Amber gdm3[6025]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 1,485274 seconds
Oct 23 17:08:46 Amber gdm3[6025]: Child process -6039 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:08:46 Amber gdm3[6025]: Child process 6029 was already dead.
Oct 23 17:08:46 Amber gdm3[6025]: Unable to kill session worker process
Oct 23 17:08:46 Amber gdm-launch-environment][6052]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)


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