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FS#19702 - [kdebase-workspace] KDM config requires `kdm` user in 4.4.80

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Martin Sandsmark (sandsmark) - Friday, 04 June 2010, 01:34 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 08 June 2010, 19:07 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

In the latest kdebase-workspace in the kde-unstable repo, the default KDM config specifies that the greeter should run as a separate "kdm" user, and since this doesn't usually exists, KDM seems to fail to launch.

Solution is to either create that user on installation, comment out the line, or set some other funny user to run it as.
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Tuesday, 08 June 2010, 19:07 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  will be in kdebase-workspace 4.4.85

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