'Re: kdm out of order'

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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kdm out of order
From:       Alan Chandler <alan () chandlerfamily ! org ! uk>
Date:       2001-06-17 8:42:29
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On Saturday 16 June 2001 11:25 pm, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
>
> let me guess: you have no gdb installed? -debug 255 includes attaching
>
No - gdb IS installed in /usr/bin

..
>the really useful
> messages can be found where syslog logs the "daemon" facility.

OK  I ran some tests and then looked in /var/log/daemon.log

TEST 1 - kdm in /etc/inittab with the -debug 255 -daemon options
X Screen came up (in grey) but no greeter, eventually when I killed X 
(ctrl-alt-bksp) and did a pstree I had a kdm with a kdm-config as a child and 
3 other kdm-configs left on their own.  /var/run/xdm.pid was created (and I 
had to manually remove it after killing kdm)

Some key bits of the log (seems to restart kdm-config just after starting X)
------ start log snippet
Jun 17 08:35:09 kanger kdm[14360]: Sending int 255 (0xff) to helper
Jun 17 08:35:09 kanger kdm[14363]: execute: /usr/bin/kdm_config -nodaemon ; 
CONINFO=3 6
Jun 17 08:35:09 kanger kdm[14360]: Started helper /usr/bin/kdm_config, pid 
14363
...
un 17 08:35:10 kanger kdm[14360]: StartServer for :0
Jun 17 08:35:10 kanger kdm[14367]: Exec '/usr/bin/X11/X' 'vt7' '-auth' 
'/var/lib/kdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-4buYCQ'
Jun 17 08:35:11 kanger kdm[14368]: Sending int 255 (0xff) to helper
Jun 17 08:35:11 kanger kdm[14371]: execute: /usr/bin/kdm_config -nodaemon ; 
CONINFO=3 6
Jun 17 08:35:11 kanger kdm[14368]: Started helper /usr/bin/kdm_config, pid 
14371
...
Jun 17 08:35:12 kanger kdm[14368]: StartServer for :0
Jun 17 08:35:12 kanger kdm[14368]: Server forked, pid 14376
Jun 17 08:35:12 kanger kdm[14376]: Exec '/usr/bin/X11/X' 'vt7' '-auth' 
'/var/lib/kdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-2r3q07'
Jun 17 08:35:13 kanger kdm[14368]: Server dead
Jun 17 08:35:13 kanger kdm[14368]: Server unexpectedly died
Jun 17 08:35:28 kanger kdm[14368]: Server for display :0 can't be started, 
session disabled
Jun 17 08:35:28 kanger kdm[14368]: Helper exited with code 0, signal 96
Jun 17 08:35:28 kanger kdm[14368]: Helper program crashed. Please run "kdm 
-debug 255".
Jun 17 08:35:28 kanger kdm[14368]: Getter closed
Jun 17 08:35:28 kanger kdm[14368]: Nothing left to do, exiting
Jun 17 08:35:29 kanger kdm[14377]: Sending int 255 (0xff) to helper
Jun 17 08:35:29 kanger kdm[14380]: execute: /usr/bin/kdm_config -nodaemon ; 
CONINFO=3 6
Jun 17 08:35:29 kanger kdm[14377]: Started helper /usr/bin/kdm_config, pid 
14380
---------- end of log snippet

TEST 2 - kdm started from inittab but without debug option

Greeter screen came up (screen background blue) and I could try and login - 
tried both as me and as root, and both times I get login failed.  I then 
selected "console" from the menu which got me into a command line where I did 
a telinit 2 to stop kdm from being respawned.  No processes were left 
running, but /var/run/xdm.pid was still there and I had to delete it.

There is an interesting three lines in the log which were also in Test1 
(although more verbose and buried).  These keywords were in the sample kdmrc
------------ Start of log snippet
Jun 17 08:39:07 kanger kdm[14412]: Config: Unrecognized key 'JumpToPasswd' at 
/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:294
Jun 17 08:39:07 kanger kdm[14412]: Config: Unrecognized key 'ShutdownButton' 
at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:328
Jun 17 08:39:07 kanger kdm[14412]: Config: Unrecognized key 
'ShutdownNeedsRoot' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:330
------------ End of Log smippet

TEST 3 - kdm started from the command line with the -debug 255 option

The blue background came up and then immediately disappeared to be replaced 
by the standard X grey. No greeter.  ctrl-alt-bksp kills kdm, but kdm-config 
is left running and has to be killed manually.  /var/run/xdm.pid is left and 
has to be removed manually.

The log was essentially the same as Test 1.

TEST 4 - kdm started from the command line without the -debug option

Greeter screen comes up - and login fails (as per test 2).  Log same as test 
2.

After going to "console" I have to type ctrl-c to kill kdm.  /var/run/xdm.pid 
still there.

-- 

  Alan                     - alan@chandlerfamilly.org.uk
http://www.chandler.u-net.com or http://www.chandler.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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