Bug#307353: kdm keeping users from starting kde
Adeodato Simó wrote:
> * jreed [Mon, 02 May 2005 15:08:55 -0400]:
>
>>package: kdm
>>version: 3.3.2-1
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>>this issue is quite puzzling. we've updated a few of our user's debian
>>boxes, and kdm is a common package that gets upgraded. now, kdm greets
>>our users normally, but when they login, they are briefly taken to a
>>generic gray xserver screen, and then almost immediately returned to
>>kdm. this issue only appears to affect kdm. we've been able to get users
>>back into kde using gdm/xdm with no problems. keep in mind, these users
>>mount their home directories from our nfs server, and i'm wondering if
>>this new kdm doesn't like nfs/nis/autofs. also strange, i've been able
>>to start fluxbox using kdm with no problems.
>
>
> What version of KDM where you upgrading from? What type of session did
> the users select. And, any relevant log entries on /var/log/kdm.log,
> or ~/.xsession-errors?
>
> Thanks,
>
hi there. thanks for the quick reply. in answer to your upgrade
question, these are the old and new versions of kdm that were running on
a particular kdm 'bug' machine:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kdm_4%3a3.3.1-3_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/kdm_4%3a3.3.2-1_i386.deb
this particular user selects kde, as do most of the users on the problem
machines. you can select kde, but it won't let you in. i use fluxbox as
my desktop, and when i select fluxbox from the kdm session, i can get
into fluxbox fine.
here is the latest /var/log/kdm.log from our current problem machine:
********************************************************************************
Note that your system uses syslog. All of kdm's internally generated
messages
(i.e., not from libraries and external programs/scripts it uses) go to the
daemon.* syslog facility; check your syslog configuration to find out to
which
file(s) it is logged. PAM logs messages related to authentication to
authpriv.*.
********************************************************************************
XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 20050223080930
joshk@triplehelix.org)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 23 February 2005
This version of XFree86 has been extensively modified by the Debian
Project, and is not supported by the XFree86 Project, Inc., in any
way. Bugs should be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking System; see
<URL: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting >.
We strongly encourage the use of the "reportbug" package and command
to ensure that bug reports contain as much useful information as
possible.
Before filing a bug report, you may want to consult the Debian X FAQ:
XHTML version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.xhtml
plain text version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.27-2-686
(horms@charles.lab.ultramonkey.org) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian
1:3.3.5-6)) #1 Thu Jan 20 11:10:41 JST 2005
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon May 2 11:21:31 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o":
No symbols found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_norm.o":
No symbols found
Skipping
"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_xform.o": No
symbols found
Skipping
"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_vertex.o": No
symbols found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No
symbols found
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
No such device.
(EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse"
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0
QImage::convertDepth: Image is a null image
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
Conflict in /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/imageformats/libqjpeg-non-mt.so:
Plugin uses single threaded Qt library!
Conflict in /usr/lib/qt3/plugins/imageformats/libqmng-non-mt.so:
Plugin uses single threaded Qt library!
QImage::convertDepth: Image is a null image
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
AUDIT: Mon May 2 11:22:24 2005: 1850 X: client 2 rejected from local host
Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1
QImage::convertDepth: Image is a null image
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
i hope this information might be of some use. let me know if there's
anything else i can send.
-jeff
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