gdm fails to start if /var/log/gdm does not exist
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm |
Fix Released
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Low
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gdm (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Karmic |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
This fields a bit like a papercut to me.
If a user decides to tidy up their /var/log directory, with e.g., a sudo rm -rf /var/log/*, and removes the 'gdm' subdirectory then gdm will refuse to start on next boot/restart.
The user will find this difficult to debug.
Ideally gdm should be capable of re-creating its own logging directory on start, rather than just weakly reporting that /var/log/gdm doesn't exist and failing to start.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 27 11:06:40 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gdm 2.27.4-0ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: gdm
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-4-generic x86_64
Related branches
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-9.10 |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Karmic): | |
importance: | Low → Medium |
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in gdm: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
Thank you for your bug report, there is no need to call every small bug a papercut though those are usability issues