tags 402537 moreinfo thanks 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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