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and subject line closing old GNOME Shell bugs
has caused the Debian Bug report #890614,
regarding gnome-shell: Greeter doesn't start anymore: attempts every 20 seconds
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.26.2-4
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
Since today's dist-upgrade, the greeter isn't working anymore. I see a black
screen. Logging shows it attempts to restart every 20 seconds:
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gnome-session[1544]: gnome-session-binary[1544]:
WARNING: IceLockAuthFile failed: File exists
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gnome-session-binary[1544]: WARNING: IceLockAuthFile
failed: File exists
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gdm-launch-environment][1525]:
pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session closed for user Debian-gdm
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd-logind[480]: Removed session c6.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1]: Stopping User Manager for UID 116...
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopping D-Bus User Message Bus...
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped target Default.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gdm3[800]: Child process -1540 was already dead.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gdm3[800]: Child process 1525 was already dead.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gdm3[800]: Unable to kill session worker process
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped D-Bus User Message Bus.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped target Basic System.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped target Paths.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped target Timers.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Stopped target Sockets.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed GnuPG network certificate
management daemon.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed Sound System.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache (restricted).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache (access for web browsers).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent
(ssh-agent emulation).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed GnuPG cryptographic agent and
passphrase cache.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Closed D-Bus User Message Bus Socket.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Reached target Shutdown.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Starting Exit the Session...
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1529]: Received SIGRTMIN+24 from PID 1554 (kill).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata gdm-launch-environment][1552]:
pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session): session opened for user Debian-gdm by
(uid=0)
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd-logind[480]: New session c7 of user Debian-gdm.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1]: Started Session c7 of user Debian-gdm.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1]: Starting User Manager for UID 116...
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session
opened for user Debian-gdm by (uid=0)
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent
and passphrase cache (restricted).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Reached target Timers.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent
(ssh-agent emulation).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on Sound System.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent
and passphrase cache (access for web browsers).
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on GnuPG network certificate
management daemon.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Reached target Paths.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on GnuPG cryptographic agent
and passphrase cache.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Starting D-Bus User Message Bus Socket.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Listening on D-Bus User Message Bus
Socket.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Reached target Sockets.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Reached target Basic System.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Reached target Default.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Startup finished in 32ms.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1]: Started User Manager for UID 116.
Feb 16 20:34:51 sonata systemd[1557]: Started D-Bus User Message Bus.
Feb 16 20:35:03 sonata sudo[1579]: manuel : TTY=tty2 ; PWD=/home/manuel ;
USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/journalctl
Feb 16 20:35:03 sonata sudo[1579]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for
user root by manuel(uid=0)
etc. etc., over and over again.
It started after this upgrade:
Aptitude 0.8.10: log report
Fri, Feb 16 2018 18:47:37 +0100
IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail
due to dpkg problems may not be completed.
Will install 84 packages, and remove 0 packages.
1562 kB of disk space will be used
========================================
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] libgdbm5:amd64 1.14.1-3
[UPGRADE] avahi-daemon:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] evolution-data-server:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] evolution-data-server-common:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] foomatic-db-compressed-ppds:amd64 20171012-1 -> 20180210-1
[UPGRADE] foomatic-db-engine:amd64 4.0.12-2+b1 -> 4.0.12-3
[UPGRADE] gdal-data:amd64 2.2.3+dfsg-1 -> 2.2.3+dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] ghostscript:amd64 9.22~dfsg-1 -> 9.22~dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] ghostscript-x:amd64 9.22~dfsg-1 -> 9.22~dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] git:amd64 1:2.15.1-3 -> 1:2.16.1-1
[UPGRADE] git-cvs:amd64 1:2.15.1-3 -> 1:2.16.1-1
[UPGRADE] git-man:amd64 1:2.15.1-3 -> 1:2.16.1-1
[UPGRADE] gitk:amd64 1:2.15.1-3 -> 1:2.16.1-1
[UPGRADE] hplip:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] hplip-data:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] imagemagick-6-common:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 -> 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] imagemagick-6.q16:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 -> 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] info:amd64 6.5.0.dfsg.1-1 -> 6.5.0.dfsg.1-2
[UPGRADE] install-info:amd64 6.5.0.dfsg.1-1 -> 6.5.0.dfsg.1-2
[UPGRADE] libavahi-client3:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-client3:i386 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-common-data:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-common-data:i386 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-common3:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-common3:i386 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-core7:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-glib1:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-gobject0:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libavahi-ui-gtk3-0:amd64 0.7-3 -> 0.7-3.1
[UPGRADE] libcamel-1.2-60:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libebackend-1.2-10:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libebook-1.2-19:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libebook-contacts-1.2-2:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libecal-1.2-19:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libedata-book-1.2-25:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libedata-cal-1.2-28:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libedataserver-1.2-22:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libedataserverui-1.2-1:amd64 3.26.3-4 -> 3.26.5-1
[UPGRADE] libeot0:amd64 0.01-4+b1 -> 0.01-5
[UPGRADE] libgdal20:amd64 2.2.3+dfsg-1 -> 2.2.3+dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] libgnome-games-support-1-2:amd64 1.2.3-2 -> 1.2.3-3
[UPGRADE] libgnome-games-support-common:amd64 1.2.3-2 -> 1.2.3-3
[UPGRADE] libgs9:amd64 9.22~dfsg-1 -> 9.22~dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] libgs9-common:amd64 9.22~dfsg-1 -> 9.22~dfsg-2
[UPGRADE] libgutenprint2:amd64 5.2.13-1 -> 5.2.13-2
[UPGRADE] libhpmud0:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] libijs-0.35:amd64 0.35-12 -> 0.35-13
[UPGRADE] libimage-magick-perl:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 -> 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] libimage-magick-q16-perl:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 ->
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] libjbig2dec0:amd64 0.13-5 -> 0.13-6
[UPGRADE] libmagickcore-6.q16-3:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 -> 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 ->
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] libmagickwand-6.q16-3:amd64 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16 -> 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16.1
[UPGRADE] libperl5.26:amd64 5.26.1-4 -> 5.26.1-4+b1
[UPGRADE] libqdbm14:amd64 1.8.78-6.1+b2 -> 1.8.78-6.2
[UPGRADE] libsane-hpaio:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] man-db:amd64 2.7.6.1-4 -> 2.8.1-1
[UPGRADE] octave-control:amd64 3.0.0-4 -> 3.0.0-5
[UPGRADE] octave-signal:amd64 1.3.2-4 -> 1.3.2-5
[UPGRADE] openprinting-ppds:amd64 20171012-1 -> 20180210-1
[UPGRADE] perl:amd64 5.26.1-4 -> 5.26.1-4+b1
[UPGRADE] perl-base:amd64 5.26.1-4 -> 5.26.1-4+b1
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-all:amd64 0.20170123 -> 0.20170124
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-fujixerox:amd64 1.1.0+ds-2 -> 1.1.0+ds-3
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-gutenprint:amd64 5.2.13-1 -> 5.2.13-2
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-hpcups:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-hpijs:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 -> 3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-m2300w:amd64 0.51-12+b1 -> 0.51-13
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-min12xxw:amd64 0.0.9-9+b1 -> 0.0.9-10
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-pnm2ppa:amd64 1.13-8 -> 1.13-9
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-postscript-hp:amd64 3.17.10+repack0-2 ->
3.17.10+repack0-3
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-ptouch:amd64 1.4.2-2+b1 -> 1.4.2-3
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-pxljr:amd64 1.4+repack0-4+b2 -> 1.4+repack0-5
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-sag-gdi:amd64 0.1-4 -> 0.1-5
[UPGRADE] printer-driver-splix:amd64 2.0.0+svn315-6 -> 2.0.0+svn315-7
[UPGRADE] task-desktop:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] task-english:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] task-gnome-desktop:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] task-print-server:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] task-ssh-server:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] task-web-server:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] tasksel:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] tasksel-data:amd64 3.42 -> 3.43
[UPGRADE] texinfo:amd64 6.5.0.dfsg.1-1 -> 6.5.0.dfsg.1-2
========================================
Log complete.
Please help, I can't use my system in graphical mode anymore at the moment...
If you need any more information, please ask and I will provide it.
Kind regards,
Manuel
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 4.14.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii caribou 0.4.21-5
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.26.1-3
ii evolution-data-server 3.26.5-1
ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.45-1
ii gir1.2-atspi-2.0 2.26.2-2
ii gir1.2-caribou-1.0 0.4.21-5
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 1.54.1-4
ii gir1.2-gcr-3 3.20.0-6
ii gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 3.27.90-1
ii gir1.2-gdm-1.0 3.26.2.1-3
ii gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 2.4.7-1
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.54.1-4
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 3.26.1-3
ii gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 3.26.2-6
ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.22.26-2
ii gir1.2-gweather-3.0 3.26.1-2
ii gir1.2-ibus-1.0 1.5.17-3
ii gir1.2-mutter-1 3.26.2-1
ii gir1.2-nm-1.0 1.10.4-1
ii gir1.2-nma-1.0 1.8.10-2
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.40.14-1
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-18
ii gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 2.40.20-2
ii gir1.2-soup-2.4 2.60.3-1
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 0.99.7-2
ii gjs 1.50.3-2
ii gnome-backgrounds 3.27.90-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.26.2-1
ii gnome-shell-common 3.26.2-4
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.27.90-1
ii libasound2 1.1.3-5
ii libatk-bridge2.0-0 2.26.1-1
ii libatk1.0-0 2.26.1-3
ii libc6 2.26-6
ii libcairo2 1.15.10-1
ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-6
ii libcanberra0 0.30-6
ii libcroco3 0.6.12-2
ii libecal-1.2-19 3.26.5-1
ii libedataserver-1.2-22 3.26.5-1
ii libgcr-base-3-1 3.20.0-6
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.36.11-1
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 1.54.1-4
ii libgjs0g [libgjs0-libmozjs-52-0] 1.50.3-2
ii libglib2.0-0 2.54.3-2
ii libglib2.0-bin 2.54.3-2
ii libgstreamer1.0-0 1.12.4-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.22.26-2
ii libical3 3.0.1-5
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.4.2-3
ii libmutter-1-0 3.26.2-1
ii libnm0 1.10.4-1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.40.14-1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.40.14-1
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.105-18
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-18
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 11.1-4
ii libpulse0 11.1-4
ii libsecret-1-0 0.18.5-6
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-5
ii libsystemd0 236-3
ii libx11-6 2:1.6.4-3
ii libxfixes3 1:5.0.3-1
ii mutter 3.26.2-1
ii python3 3.6.4-1
Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii chrome-gnome-shell 9-1
ii gdm3 3.26.2.1-3
ii gkbd-capplet 3.26.0-2
ii gnome-control-center 1:3.26.2-1
ii gnome-user-docs 3.26.2.1-1
ii iio-sensor-proxy 2.4-2
ii switcheroo-control 1.2-1
ii unzip 6.0-21
Versions of packages gnome-shell suggests:
ii gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 0.24.1-2
ii gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 0.8.2-3
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 12 (or
with Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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