gdmsetup does not let me unlock

[to be removed]

Binary package hint: gdm

When I try to change gdm settings, I click on the "unlock" button in gdmsetup's window. It asks me for a password, then re-displays the dialog without the password entry field. After that, regardless of which button I click, it doesn't unlock, and I can change gdm settings.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 2 13:55:49 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu8
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: gdm
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, could you run the command on a command line and copy what is displayed on stdout there? Could you also look in the details of the password dialog to see the reason for each entry?

[to be removed (liw)]

Can't seem to reproduce this.

liw@havelock$ LC_ALL=C gdmsetup 2>&1 | tee gdmsetup.output

** (gdmsetup:6140): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:6140): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginDelay'): Key not found
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: init delay=30
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: Found current seat: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Seat1
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: running 'ck-history --frequent --seat='Seat1' --session-type='''
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: explicitly skipping user: nobody
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: user icon changed
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: adding monitor for '/home/liw/.face'
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: Getting list of sessions for user 1000
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: Found 1 sessions for user liw
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUser: adding session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: sessions changed user=liw num=1
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: added session for user: liw
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: history output: liw 2

** (gdmsetup:6140): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:6140): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:6140): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLogin'): Key not found
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: init user='(null)' auto=False
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: set user='liw', auto=True, timed=False, delay=30
** (gdmsetup:6140): DEBUG: set user='liw', auto=False, timed=False, delay=30

[Lorenzo Zoffoli (lorenzo-zoffoli)]

Problem seems to persist in gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu12.

$ apt-cache show gdm | grep -i version
Version: 2.28.0-0ubuntu12
$ gdmsetup 1>/dev/null

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginDelay'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Unable to parse history: (null) 8

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3863): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLogin'): Key not found

[willdeans (william-deans)]

My gdmsetup unlock button doesn't function in a later version (no password prompt at all when I click it).

#apt-cache show gdm | grep -i version
Version: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1
Version: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1

# DISPLAY=:0.0 gdmsetup

** (gdmsetup:3984): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3984): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginDelay'): Key not found
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: init delay=30
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: skipping shell /bin/false
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: Found current seat: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Seat7
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: running 'ck-history --frequent --seat='Seat7' --session-type='''
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: explicitly skipping user: nobody
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: user icon changed
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: adding monitor for '/home/deans/.face'
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: Getting list of sessions for user 1000
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: Found 3 sessions for user deans
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: not adding session without a x11 display: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session8
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: not adding session on other seat: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: not adding session on other seat: /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session6
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: GdmUserManager: history output: deans 1

** (gdmsetup:3984): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3984): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLoginEnable'): Key not found

** (gdmsetup:3984): WARNING **: Error calling GetValue('daemon/TimedLogin'): Key not found
** (gdmsetup:3984): DEBUG: init user='(null)' auto=False

[tkranz (tkranz)]

Hi,

I can confirm this bug for ubuntu 10.4 alpha 3 on i383 (using gdm version 2.29.6-0ubuntu5).

When starting the gdmsetup through terminal with 'gdmsetup' or using System-->Administration-->Login Screen everything works fine.. the window appears and with clicking the 'Unlock'-Button it asks for the adminpassword. But when starting it in the terminal with 'sudo gdmsetup' the 'Unlock'-Button doesn't work anymore (the button gets grey and nothing happens).

[tkranz (tkranz)]

Ah I was a bit too fast...

It isn't exactly the same bug which affects me, isn't it? So should I fill a new bugreport?

[YannUbuntu (yannubuntu)]

I have a similar bug (but not duplicate i think): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/588353

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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