Bug#114933: gdm: cryptic error message (was: GDM Login Error)

[Colin Watson <cjw44@flatline.org.uk>]

Package: gdm
Version: 2.2.4.1-1
Severity: minor

On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:00:55PM -0400, Mike Kuhar wrote on
debian-user:
> I get this strange error after X starts, but before the GDM login
> screen:
> 
> "No servers were defined in the
> configuration file and xdmcp was
> disabled.  This can only be a
> configuration error.  So I have started
> a single server for you.  You should
> log in and fix the configuration.
> Note that automatic and timed logins
> are disabled now."
> 
> It does allow me to log into X and everything functions normally.
> 
> It's nice that the system told me that there is a configuration error,
> but it would have been nice if it had provided an actual file name.
> Does anyone know what configuration file this error is referencing?

It appears to be /etc/gdm/gdm.conf, in the 'servers' section.

I think this is confusing too, as I had to look through the source to be
sure of what it was: gdm's error message should give these details.

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]