FS#28841 - [gdm] gdm fails when /var/log/gdm does not exist
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Opened by Michael Rieder (wombat) - Friday, 09 March 2012, 15:17 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Sunday, 18 March 2012, 16:22 GMT
Opened by Michael Rieder (wombat) - Friday, 09 March 2012, 15:17 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Sunday, 18 March 2012, 16:22 GMT
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Description:
When /var/log/gdm does not exist, as can happen when mounting /var/log as tmpfs (as suggested for SSD users), gdm will not start. See this Ubuntu bug report from 2009 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/405227, that has obviously not been fixed upstream. |
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Closed by Ionut Biru (wonder)
Sunday, 18 March 2012, 16:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: /var/log/gdm/ is in the gdm package already
Sunday, 18 March 2012, 16:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: /var/log/gdm/ is in the gdm package already
upstream is http://bugzilla.gnome.org