Ubuntu
gdm package

crash if /etc/passwd changes

Bug #920613 reported by Alex Mauer
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

GDM (gdm-session-worker) will crash if /etc/passwd is modified (e.g. via 'vipw'). When that happens, it is impossible to re-login until gdm is restarted.

Crash shows in the system log like:

Jan 23 13:01:07 hostname: [ 3003.992617] gdm-session-wor[15
114]: segfault at 7f9cdbe51b70 ip 00007f9cdb060dac sp 00007fff195a40e0 error 4 i
n libc-2.13.so[7f9cdafe8000+195000]

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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