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Bug 65953 - Xsession crashes if login as root, but it starts if login as other user (gnome-login-check Crash at 65.229.13.131)
Xsession crashes if login as root, but it starts if login as other user (gnom...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 67593
Product: gnome-core
Classification: Deprecated
Component: general
1.2.x
Other other
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-core Maintainers
gnome-core Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2001-12-02 02:37 UTC by sczhang
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description sczhang 2001-12-02 02:37:10 UTC 
Package: gnome-core
Version: 1.2.4(RH Linux 7.1)
Severity: 

>Synopsis: Xsession crashes if login as root, but it starts if login as other user
>Class: sw-bug
System: Pentium III, 800M

>Description:
After enter username as root and password,
it cleans screen for a short time ( username
and password passed) and then drops back to
login promt.

If loged in as other user, in xterm using su
command switch to root, and run
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession gnome
it shows crashing message:

Application "gnome-login-check" (process 1689)
has crashed due to a fatal error ( segment
failure)


>How-To-Repeat:
It just happens in one of my computers after
run fsck -sA when startup failed and prompted
to do so.




------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-12-01 21:37 -------

The original reporter (sczhang@msn.com) of this bug does not have an account here.
Reassigning to the exporter, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org.
Reassigning to the default owner of the component, gnome-core-maint@bugzilla.gnome.org.
Comment 1 Wayne Schuller 2002-03-03 06:36:55 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 67593 ***