Bug#275484: "Start New Session" feature missing due to missing entries in /etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers
Package: kdm
Version: 4:3.2.2-1
Severity: normal
In the out-of-the-box configuration of 'kdm', the "Start New Session"
feature found in the Lock/Logout-Applet and in the KDE start menu is
missing.
The source of the problem are commented out entries in
'/etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers', which looks as follows after the package has
been installed:
-------------->8---------------------
[...comments...]
:0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp vt7
#:1 local@tty2 reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :1 vt8
#:2 local@tty3 reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :2 vt9
#:3 local@tty4 reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :3 vt10
#:4 local@tty5 reserve /usr/X11R6/bin/X -nolisten tcp :4 vt11
[...more comments...]
------------->8-----------------------
The additional server lines (at least one) ':1', ':2', ... must be
uncommented in order for the "Start New Session" feature to work.
This should be the standard setup for the 'kdm' package.
(The feature is also missing in the most recent 'kdm' package from
'unstable', which I have verified by hand.)
Cheers,
Sigi
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (99, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-1-386
Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE
Versions of packages kdm depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.30.5 Debian configuration management sy
ii kdebase-bin 4:3.2.2-1 KDE Base (binaries)
ii kdelibs4 4:3.2.3-2 KDE core libraries
ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.16-6 Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libfam0c102 2.7.0-5 client library to control the FAM
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.1-4sarge1 GCC support library
ii libice6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libpam-runtime 0.76-22 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libpng12-0 1.2.5.0-7 PNG library - runtime
ii libqt3c102-mt 3:3.2.3-4 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii libsm6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System Session Management
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.4-6sarge1.2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii libxtst6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System event recording an
ii xbase-clients 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 miscellaneous X clients
ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System client libraries m
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.1.1-7 compression library - runtime
-- debconf information:
kdm/stop_running_server_with_children: false
shared/default-x-display-manager: kdm
kdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/kdm
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