I can confirm this bug still exists in Precise: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu15 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic Architecture: x86_64
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/934618 Title: gdm crashes at startup when autologin enabled: gdm-simple-slave[1605]: CRITICAL: gdm_session_direct_get_username: assertion `session != NULL' failed Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: with autologin set to false in /etc/gdm/custom.conf I am able to use gdm. However if I set autologin to true, it crashes at startup with the following error: gdm-simple-slave[1605]: CRITICAL: gdm_session_direct_get_username: assertion `session != NULL' failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Feb 18 01:05:57 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-06 (103 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/934618/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp