Bug#270393: xdm.pid not checked properly
Package: xdm
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7
Severity: normal
xdm does not properly check the pid in /var/run/xdm.pid, failing to
start with 'already running' even if no process with that pid is
currently running.
This bug has been around for several years now.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8.1
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro
Versions of packages xdm depends on:
ii cpp 4:3.3.4-2 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.34 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libice6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libpam-modules 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam-runtime 0.76-22 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libsm6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Session Management
ii libxaw7 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Athena widget set library
ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxmu6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous util
ii libxpm4 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X pixmap library
ii libxt6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Toolkit Intrinsics
ii xbase-clients 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 miscellaneous X clients
ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System client libraries m
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