Subject: Re: bug#35296: gdm doesn't always start at boot

From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:15:37 +0200

Hello,

(Please keep the bug Cc’d.)

Julien Lepiller <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Le Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:21:54 +0200,
> Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> a écrit :

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>> When GDM fails to show up,
>> does /var/lib/gdm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log or
>> ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg*.log show any hints?

> Attached is the xorg log file.

Thanks.

> [   155.937] (**) Option "fd" "25"
> [   155.937] (II) event3  - USB Optical Mouse: device removed
> [   155.937] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
> [   155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:67
> [   155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66
> [   155.937] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:70
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:68
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:65
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 226:0
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:69
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:72
> [   155.938] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:64
> [ 12676.770] (EE) 
> Fatal server error:
> [ 12676.770] (EE) systemd-logind disappeared (stopped/restarted?)
> [ 12676.770] (EE) 
> [ 12676.770] (EE) 
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
> 	 at http://wiki.x.org
>  for help. 

On my machine I have the “got pause” messages, but these are the last
messages and then everything works.

Does /var/log/messages show anything regarding elogind?  It could be
that the real problem lies with elogind, although that bit has been
reliable in my experience.

Thanks,
Ludo’.