strange new problem -- Auto-logging me out

[Michael Yep]

Isn't it just the X server crashing?

Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gdm[4866]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X
error - Restarting :0




Jeff Vian wrote:

>In the past 4 days my machine has started logging me out.
>
>I am running FC3, fully updated.
>I usually leave the system logged in (at home, behind a firewall) and my
>email client running to keep my mail server from getting overloaded.
>Since about Saturday I have been finding that the system has logged me
>out and when I come back to it the screen is at the GUI login.
>
>/var/log/messages shows nothing untoward except the killing of the login
>--------------
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore dbus: avc:  1 AV entries and 1/512 buckets
>used, longest chain length 1
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-5482): Received signal 15,
>shutting down cleanly
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gdm[4866]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X
>error - Restarting :0
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gdm(pam_unix)[4866]: session closed for user
>jeff
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gpm[4236]: *** info [mice.c(1766)]:
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gpm[4236]: imps2: Auto-detected intellimouse
>PS/2
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-5482): Exiting
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-6667): starting (version 2.8.1),
>pid 6667 user 'jeff'
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-6667): Resolved address
>"xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only
>configuration source at position 0
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-6667): Resolved address
>"xml:readwrite:/home/jeff/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at
>position 1
>Jun  2 08:53:02 eye_gore gconfd (jeff-6667): Resolved address
>"xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only
>configuration source at position 2
>Jun  2 08:53:07 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant
>device at 0000:00:00.0.
>Jun  2 08:53:07 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at
>0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
>Jun  2 08:53:07 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at
>0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
>Jun  2 08:53:08 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant
>device at 0000:00:00.0.
>Jun  2 08:53:08 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at
>0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode
>Jun  2 08:53:08 eye_gore kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at
>0000:02:00.0 into 8x mode
>---------------------
>chkrootkit shows nothing.
>netstat never shows any unexpected connections.
>
>This looks like something has put the session on auto logout, but the
>timing seems a bit intermittent.  It never logs out when I am active on
>the console, but only after it has been idle for a time.
>
>I have checked preferences and was unable to find anything that would
>set the session for an idle timeout/logout. 
>
>Does anybody know of a recent update that would do this, or know how I
>can check/reset anything that causes the logout?
>
>My habit of leaving the machine run 24X7 with things going on
>automatically is being interrupted with this behavior.  Any help will be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Jeff
>
>  
>


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Michael Yep
Development / Technical Operations
RemoteLink, Inc.
(630) 983-0072 x164