I attach `ps -A | grep gdm`. After this particular gdm freeze I was able to recover XDMCP functionality -KILLing parent processes of the defunct gdmgreeters (i.e. the ones immediately above in the ps output).
The infamous line "whack_old_slave: GOT ANOTHER SIGTERM (or it was 10 secs already), killing slave again" repeated in the log until all defunct processes were gone; they apparently prevented normal gdm operation. What can be the cause of gdmgreeters going zombie? --- 5231 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/bin/gdm 1642 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 2110 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 2114 ? Zs 0:00 [gdmgreeter] <defunct> 2592 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 2597 ? Zs 0:00 [gdmgreeter] <defunct> 32110 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 32114 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/gdmgreeter 32691 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 7286 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 9408 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 15320 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 16117 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 18213 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 18218 ? Zs 0:00 [gdmgreeter] <defunct> 18686 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 18860 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 20828 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm 29648 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdmflexiserver --sm-disable -a -c QUERY_LOGOUT_ACTION 5197 pts/11 S+ 0:00 grep gdm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
