Fedora Core 5 Test Update: gdm-2.14.4-1.fc5.2

[Justin Conover]

On 6/8/06, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 18:33 -0400, Jim Cornette wrote:
> > Jim Bevier wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Chiodini"
> > > <robert.chiodini-1 at ksc.nasa.gov>
> > > To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases"
> > > <fedora-test-list at redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 5 Test Update: gdm-2.14.4-1.fc5.2
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 10:51 -0600, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> > >>> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 12:10:40PM -0400, Benjy Grogan wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > To fix the problem I had to first 'chmod +w
> > >>> > /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf' as root and then replace all
> instances
> > >>> > of '/usr/X11R6/bin' to '/usr/bin' in defaults.conf.
> > >>>
> > >>> That is precisely what I suggested NOT to do.  Instead of changing
> > >>> /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf you can override settings in
> > >>> /etc/gdm/custom.conf.  Both to fix some mistakes and to make your
> > >>> own changes.  This is exactly why you have the later file.
> > >>> 'defaults.conf' will get clobbered on the next update.
> > >>>
> > >>> > I guess the latest GDM rpm is borked then?
> > >>>
> > >>> Indeed.  In no uncertain terms.
> > >>>
> > >>>    Michal
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> At least the changes to /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf will revert back
> to
> > >> default (hopefully correct) on the next update,
> > >> whereas /etc/gdm/custom.conf will not (I assume).
> > >>
> > >> Therefore, change /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf for the workaround
> > >> and /etc/gdm/custom.conf for customization.
> > >>
> > >> Bob...
> > >
> > > You can also do a workaround by doing a 'ln -s ../../bin/X X' in the
> > > /usr/X11R6/bin directory.
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > Or yum erase gdm, which I did.
> >
> > At first symptom, a respawning gdm, I ran system-config-display thinking
> > it was a problem with the xorg-updates. X started with startx.
> > Upon the next reboot, gdm crashed again.
> >
> > Anyway, other factors are broken with gdm. One of the problems is to
> > configure auto-login and probably other features as well.
> >
> > I noticed gdm is updated within the last development updates. Is it safe
> > to install again?
>
> It should be, I'm about to reboot to test :)  Jeremy rebuilt yesterday
> with a fix targetted at this exact problem.
>
> Dan
>
> > Jim Cornette
> >
> >
> > --
> > * liw prefers not to have Linus run Debian, because then /me would
> >    have to run Red Hat, just to keep the power balance :)
> >       -- #Debian
> >
>
> --


I can confirm that gdm is back and running in update-testing.

Thanks,
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