None of the problems reported in my previous email (shown below) happen anymore in unstable (gdm version 2.20.3-2). Could it be that bug #359629 can be closed? I would be interested to know what solved it.
Géraud Meyer wrote: > Package: gdm > Version: 2.18.4-1 > > I have the same problem as bug #359629: the following message appears in > the log: > gdm[4431]: gdm_auth_user_add: Could not open cookie file > /home/<user>/.Xauthority > and the Xauthority file used by gdm is in /tmp. > > By changing the permissions of /home/<user> from 700 to 750 (which was > the default I believe), gdm stops complaining and uses > /home/<user>/.Xauthority. /home/<user> is owned by the user <user> and > the group <user>. Permissions of 700 should work as well as permissions > of 750. > > The problem appeared only very recently although the gdm package has not > been upgraded nor its configuration altered. Could it be caused by some > other package's upgrade (like an upgrade of pam)? > > Incidentally I tested a gdm theme with a face browser, and gdm does not > display the different faces but only the same default face for everybody > (this even with home directories with 750 permissions). This might be a > related bug. > > P.S. /home is not an NFS mount. Here is the content of /etc/gdm.conf: > > [daemon] > AlwaysRestartServer=true > [security] > [xdmcp] > Enable=true > DisplaysPerHost=1 > HonorIndirect=false > MaxSessions=1 > [gui] > [greeter] > SoundOnLogin=false > UseCirclesInEntry=true > LockPosition=true > GraphicalThemeRand=false > [chooser] > [debug] > [servers] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
