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regarding gdm3: unable to log into the session after last upgrade
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598377: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598377
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: gdm3
Version: 2.30.5-2
Severity: important
After the last upgrade of gdm, I can no longer log into the gnome session. Gdm
is running. Because I require accessibility for access to my system, I don't
know what is actually displayed on the gdm3 login screen.
I can provide any needed log file. Based on the contents of :0-greeter.log, I
believe it contains the info needed to figure out this
problem. I'll try to include it in this report.
** (<unknown>:1756): DEBUG: Client registered with session manager:
/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file
/var/lib/gdm3/.config/metacity/sessions/10bbfff0a0f1a31a1f128558819254681500000017520005.ms:
Failed to open file
'/var/lib/gdm3/.config/metacity/sessions/10bbfff0a0f1a31a1f128558819254681500000017520005.ms':
No such file or directory
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1768): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot
register existing type `_PolkitError'
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1768): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
** (process:1770): DEBUG: Greeter session pid=1770 display=:0.0
xauthority=/var/run/gdm3/auth-for-Debian-gdm-e4SJoi/database
** (gnome-power-manager:1769): WARNING **: Either HAL or DBUS are not working!
** (gnome-power-manager:1769): WARNING **: proxy failed
** (gnome-power-manager:1769): WARNING **: failed to get Computer root object
** (gnome-power-manager:1769): WARNING **: proxy NULL!!
gdm-simple-greeter[1770]: Gtk-WARNING:
/build/buildd-gtk+2.0_2.20.1-1+b1-i386-jmql5R/gtk+2.0-2.20.1/gtk/gtkwidget.c:5628:
widget not within a GtkWindow
Window manager warning: Buggy client sent a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW message with a
timestamp of 0 for 0x180002b (Login Wind)
Window manager warning: meta_window_activate called by a pager with a 0
timestamp; the pager needs to be fixed.
Window manager warning: Buggy client sent a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW message with a
timestamp of 0 for 0x180002b (Login Wind)
Window manager warning: meta_window_activate called by a pager with a 0
timestamp; the pager needs to be fixed.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages gdm3 depends on:
ii adduser 3.112+nmu1 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.35 Debian configuration management sy
ii gconf2 2.28.1-4 GNOME configuration database syste
ii gnome-session [x-sessio 2.30.2-2 The GNOME Session Manager - GNOME
ii gnome-session-bin 2.30.2-2 The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii gnome-terminal [x-termi 2.30.2-1 The GNOME terminal emulator applic
ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.21-1 Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii libatk1.0-0 1.30.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libattr1 1:2.4.44-2 Extended attribute shared library
ii libaudit0 1.7.13-1+b2 Dynamic library for security audit
ii libbonobo2-0 2.24.3-1 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii libbonoboui2-0 2.24.3-1 The Bonobo UI library
ii libc6 2.11.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcairo2 1.8.10-6 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcanberra-gtk0 0.24-1 Gtk+ helper for playing widget eve
ii libcanberra0 0.24-1 a simple abstract interface for pl
ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-3 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.88-2 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-2.1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.4.2-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgconf2-4 2.28.1-4 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libglib2.0-0 2.24.2-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgnome2-0 2.30.0-1 The GNOME library - runtime files
ii libgnomecanvas2-0 2.30.1-1 A powerful object-oriented display
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.20.1-1+b1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii liborbit2 1:2.14.18-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii libpam-modules 1.1.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam-runtime 1.1.1-6 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 1.1.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libpanel-applet2-0 2.30.2-2 library for GNOME Panel applets
ii libpango1.0-0 1.28.1-1 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.96-3 PolicyKit Authorization API
ii libpolkit-gtk-1-0 0.96-2 PolicyKit GTK+ API
ii libpopt0 1.16-1 lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii librsvg2-common 2.26.3-1 SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii libselinux1 2.0.96-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libupower-glib1 0.9.5-3 abstraction for power management -
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-19 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii libx11-6 2:1.3.3-3 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.6-1 X11 authorisation library
ii libxdmcp6 1:1.0.3-2 X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii libxklavier16 5.0-2 X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii libxml2 2.7.7.dfsg-4 GNOME XML library
ii lsb-base 3.2-24 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii metacity [x-window-mana 1:2.30.1-2 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii policykit-1-gnome 0.96-2 GNOME authentication agent for Pol
ii upower 0.9.5-3 abstraction for power management
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
ii at-spi 1.30.1-2 Assistive Technology Service Provi
ii gnome-icon-theme 2.30.3-1 GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii gnome-power-manager 2.30.1-1 power management tool for the GNOM
ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.30.2-1 daemon handling the GNOME session
ii x11-xkb-utils 7.5+5 X11 XKB utilities
ii xserver-xephyr 2:1.7.7-7 nested X server
ii xserver-xorg 1:7.5+7 the X.Org X server
ii zenity 2.30.0-1 Display graphical dialog boxes fro
Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
ii gnome-mag 1:0.16.1-2 a screen magnifier for the GNOME d
ii gnome-orca 2.30.2-1 Scriptable screen reader
ii gok 2.30.0-1 GNOME Onscreen Keyboard
ii libpam-gnome-keyring 2.30.3-1 PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii metacity 1:2.30.1-2 lightweight GTK+ window manager
-- debconf information:
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3
gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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