Bug#457487: concerns vnc-served sessions too
Package: kdm
Version: 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6
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I'd like to confirm this bug too. I've setup the vnc-server with the
inetd-option, used per ssh-tunnel on localhost. It is used from
windows computers for LaTeX and other stuff. Since the last update this
monday the session collapses almost without any trace after the login via
kdm succeeded.
Tracing this bug is extremely difficult, since the error happens during
the termination of the kdm-login. It only leaves unhelpful
"XInputExtension missing" messages in the kdm-log. There is no helpful
information on the net about such an error, although there are some other
mysterious error reports about the session not starting/crashing after login
due to missing extensions, then also connected to GLX, DPMS etc.
As for the patch, I suggest that this pointer should never be NULL in the
first place, because one can expect it to be read from.Upon initialization
it should point to some constant dummy string like "somehost" or "incognito".
Perhaps that also the pam-library should check for NULL-pointed char-strings,
except if this condition is mentioned and forbidden in the interface
documentation.
Regards, Lutz Lehmann
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Math department
-- Error message in kdm.log--
expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc
expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic, removing from li
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, removing from list!
Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display "mrene.mathematik.hu-berli
Failed to get list of devices
Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display "mrene.mathematik.hu-berli
Failed to get list of devices
-- Other similar error reports --
http://forums.novell.com/opensuse-support-forums/updates-patches/306391-update-error-message-xlib-extension-xinputextension-missingon-display-ipadress.html
http://lists.atrpms.net/pipermail/atrpms-users/2007-November/008221.html
--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.14-slh-smp-1
Debian Release: lenny/sid
990 unstable mrene
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
========================================-+-======================
debconf (>= 1.2.9) | 1.5.18
OR debconf-2.0 |
kdebase-bin (= 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6) | 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6
kdebase-data (>> 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1) | 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6
kdebase-data (<< 4:3.5.8.dfsg.2) | 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6
kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-5) | 4:3.5.8.dfsg.1-6
libc6 (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-6
libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.1.1) | 1.1.2-1
libgcc1 | 1:4.3-20080116-1
libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14) | 0.99.7.1-5
libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) | 0.99.7.1-5
libqt3-mt (>= 3:3.3.7) | 3:3.3.7-9
libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-21) | 4.3-20080116-1
libx11-6 | 2:1.0.3-7
libxau6 | 1:1.0.3-2
libxdmcp6 | 1:1.0.2-2
libxtst6 | 2:1.0.3-1
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