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On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 03:15:30 +0100, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> Package: xdm
> Version: 1:1.0.5-1
> Severity: important
>
> Hi,
>
> I just (re)installed xdm but I'm unable to launch it, the process
> immediately ends without error message:
>
> Executing xdm directly gives this trace:
>
>
> execve("/usr/bin/X11/xdm", ["/usr/bin/X11/xdm"], [/* 15 vars */]) = 0
> [...]
> clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7bce708) = 3499
> --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) ---
> exit_group(0) = ?
> Process 3498 detached
>
> But the process dies.
>
Hi,
if you can still reproduce this, could you run strace with the -f option
so the forked process is traced too? Also, can you look at
/var/log/xdm.log for any explanation?
Thanks,
Julien
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