Bug#334595: gdm: Gdmgreeter/non-graphical login window non-responsive after typing wrong passwd

[Wolfgang Pfeiffer]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 11:02:13PM +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> Package: gdm
> Version: 2.6.0.8-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
>  [ ... ]
> 
> I can fix the situation by "kill -s 9" the 4 processes above: But
> often it does not work at the first try: In the latter cases an empty
> grid, and the mouse pointer just being a cross, without greeter screen or
> login window show up: In such situations instead of the 4 processes
> shown by ps above at least in one instance I saw the first 3, without
> gdmgreeter:


To make it clearer: after a "kill -s 9" and then typing
"/etc/init.d/gdm start" the empty grid, mouse pointer etc. happen.

And yes: the numbering of the "notes" in my first message is slightly
brain damaged ... :)

Sorry

Wolfgang  


> 
> # ps ax | grep gdm
>  8519 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
>  8520 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
>  8529 ?        S      0:01 /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
>  8532 tty1     S+     0:00 grep gdm
> 


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