I reinstalled ubuntu 11.04, used for a while, a few hours, then shutdown (cleanly) powerup again, same issue.
May 2 20:12:51 desktop gdm-binary[1436]: WARNING: Unable to load file '/etc/gdm/custom.conf': No such file or directory May 2 20:12:51 desktop gdm-binary[1436]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found May 2 20:12:51 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Unable to load file '/etc/gdm/custom.conf': No such file or directory May 2 20:12:51 desktop acpid: client 1151[0:0] has disconnected May 2 20:12:51 desktop acpid: client connected from 1440[0:0] May 2 20:12:51 desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded May 2 20:12:52 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Unable to open session: The name org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit was not provided by any .service files#012 May 2 20:12:52 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Could not spawn command: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/dbus-launch" (Permission denied) May 2 20:12:52 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Unable to launch D-Bus daemon: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/dbus-launch" (Permission denied) May 2 20:12:52 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Could not spawn command: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/gnome-session" (Permission denied) May 2 20:12:52 desktop gdm-simple-slave[1437]: WARNING: Could not start command '/usr/bin/gnome-session --autostart=/usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/': Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/gnome-session" (Permission denied) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775468 Title: many problems, crash of gdm, apport, ubuntu-bug -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs