[Bug 402961] gdmgreeter segfault with NIS client configured

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Summary: gdmgreeter segfault with NIS client configured


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402961





------- Additional Comments From sub1 at normandrobert.org  2008-05-21 12:18 EST -------
Also verified bug in F8 on nis system with 1600+ users. Adding comments here as
well 

Behaviour in F8

ypcat passwd | wc
   1673    3603  115752

grep gdm  /F8_root/var/log/messages | tail -8
May 21 10:50:47 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4398]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bfd39c50 error 4
May 21 10:51:00 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4432]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bfd0a420 error 4
May 21 10:51:12 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4466]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bf81ef30 error 4
May 21 10:51:24 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4495]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bf958070 error 4
May 21 10:51:37 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4524]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bf874780 error 4
May 21 10:51:49 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4550]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bf891fa0 error 4
May 21 10:52:03 panda kernel: gdmgreeter[4576]: segfault at 74207372 eip
08058ddc esp bfab71d0 error 4
May 21 10:52:08 panda gdm-binary[2705]: WARNING: The display server has been
shut down about 6 times in the last 90 seconds. It is likely that something bad
is going on.  Waiting for 2 minutes before trying again on display :0.

Problem occured after going from 1:2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 to 1:2.20.5-1.fc8.i386

grep gdm /F8_root/var/log/yum.log*
/F8_root/var/log/yum.log:May 12 14:10:28 Updated: gdm - 1:2.20.5-1.fc8.i386
/F8_root/var/log/yum.log-20080227:Feb 14 13:04:08 Updated: gdm - 1:2.20.3-1.fc8.i386



https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=242343

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