gdmsetup does not work, lacks custom.conf
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | gdm (Ubuntu) |
Low
|
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
Calling gdmsetup from a terminal or the GNOME control center results in this error message:
Could not access configuration file (custom.conf)
Make sure that the file exists before launching login manager config utility.
I don't think this is the same bug as the dbus-reladed bug, since the error message is different and "sudo dbus-launch gdmsetup" does not solve the problem.
ProblemType: Bug
Date: Sun Feb 11 01:10:41 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux erdal-desktop 2.6.20-6-generic #2 SMP Wed Jan 31 20:53:39 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
| description: | updated |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : | #1 |
| Changed in gdm: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
| Erdal Ronahi (erdalronahi) wrote : | #2 |
The problem was an old XGL configuration that had belonged to Egdy. I removed it from /etc/gdm/
However, I found the error message quite confusing. Of course there is no file named "custom.conf", so the "Make sure that the file exists" looks quite logical. However I tried to touch the file, copied my gdm.conf-custom to "custom.conf" and tried a lot of other things before I looked into the configuration itself.
So the error message should be different. I saw in the forum that others have similar issues with older XGL configurations.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : | #3 |
Could you attach that broken xgl config to the bug or describe how to make one that breaks gdm enough to get that dialog displayed?
| Erdal Ronahi (erdalronahi) wrote : | #4 |
This was the gdm.conf-custom file. Removing the last two sections solved the problem.
[daemon]
[security]
[xdmcp]
[gui]
[greeter]
[chooser]
[debug]
[servers]# Override display 1 to use Xgl (DISPLAY 1 IMPORTANT FOR ATI FGLRX).
0=Xgl
[server-Xgl]
name=Xgl server
command=
flexible=true
| Changed in gdm: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Needs Info → Unconfirmed |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : | #5 |
Do you still get the bug?
| Erdal Ronahi (erdalronahi) wrote : | #6 |
No, after removing the deprecated XGL configuration, it was ok.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : | #7 |
closing then, feel free to reopen if you get the bug again or have some steps to trigger it
| Changed in gdm: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
Thank you for your bug. Do you have a /etc/gdm/