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gdm package

gdmchooser breaks gnome-switch-user

Bug #85886 reported by Fabian Zeindl
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Hi,

 I configured GDM to show the chooser by default, so I can select the computer I want to connect to. When I connect to the local host Gnome starts and everything works fine. When I use the shutdown menu in Gnome, I'm offered the option "Switch User", which does not work. It brings me back to the gnome-screensaver every time instead of starting a new GDM.

I think this is a flaw per design, because, gdmchooser offers me a network connection to my local host instead of a direct X display, i think? Can it be fixed?

greetings and many thanks for creating and maintaining this wonderful system! ;)

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. What version of Ubuntu do you use?

Changed in gdm:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

What does running "gdmflexiserver" from the GNOME session do?

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Fabian Zeindl (fabian-xover) wrote :

@1: I'm using ubuntu 6.10.
@2: Run gdmflexiserver? How? From a xterm?

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

from any command line

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Fabian Zeindl (fabian-xover) wrote :

I get a dialog which says:

You do not seem to be logged in on the console.
Starting a new login only works correctly on the console.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

marking unconfirmed until somebody try to debug that, we have too many bug to work on everything at the moment, opening a bug on bugzilla.gnome.org could be a good idea

Changed in gdm:
status: Needs Info → Unconfirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Do you still get the bug?

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rikis (salazar7) wrote :

Hi there!

Apologies if not posting in the right place!

I (don't know how) set up the gdm chooser and I get the same mistake:

You do not seem to be logged in on the console
Starting a new login only works correctly on the console

I am using Ubuntu Feisty fawn on a Dell inspiron 1501.

If possible i would like to know how to go back to the original configuration
so that i don't have to make use of the "chooser"

Is it possible to disable it?

Thanks in advance.

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Basilio Kublik (sourcercito) wrote :

Hi there
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the development version of Ubuntu, Hardy Heron?

Thanks in advance.

Changed in gdm:
status: New → Incomplete
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!.

Changed in gdm:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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