Ubuntu
gdm package

  1. Bug #35217
  2. Comment #25

Comment 25 for bug 35217

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Ted Gould (ted) wrote :

I created a virtual machine running Hardy. Then I switched to a VT and filled up the disk with dd. When trying to login, GDM prompted me with an error that the disk was full, and it could not create the authentication tokens. There was no way to log in.

I rebooted the machine.

Upon reboot /etc/init.d/mountoverflowtmp kicked in and I was able to log into a normal session and get both a terminal and launch other programs to free up the space.

While I believe that I should have been able to log in the first time, I believe atleast this bug should be moved to wishlist for Hardy and after. It would be nice to have this work cleaner, but it does work.