On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 11:48:47PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > op 02-09-14 22:04, Rob Owens schreef: > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Paul van der Vlis" <paul@vandervlis.nl> > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> How can I remove the data GDM3 stores? Background: When I login > >> with GDM with an LDAP user GDM remembers this user and present them > >> the next time. I've used some testusers with strange names and I > >> would like to remove these users, because I want to make an image > >> of this machine. "apt-get purge gdm3" does not help to remove this > >> data. > >> > > > > In my experience any time the LDAP server is down, GDM (and lightdm > > for that matter) lose their memory of users and their preferred > > session types. If you learn the mechanism behind that, maybe it will > > help me prevent this in the future. > > ;-) > > But what do you mean with "down"? When I would reboot the LDAP server, > would that be enough? > That's hard for me to quantify. It usually happens when the GFCI that powers my LDAP server mysteriously trips, while my desktop machine(s) stay alive on a different circuit. But I usually don't notice that for a few hours (it's a home setup). As a starting point, I'd try stopping the LDAP service, then restart GDM and see if that triggers it. -Rob
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