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632785: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632785
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--- Begin Message ---
Subject: gnome-session: failure to start window manager
Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.2-3
Severity: important
*** Please type your report below this line ***
After upgrading, logging into a gnome session appears to start a
complete session (panel, nautilus, etc.) but the window manager is
missing. While it is possible to add a windowmanager (metacity) as a
start up appliaction this is not feasible for 200+ users. (This system
is accessed via ltsp from a group of machines in a lab setting).
There seems to be no pertinent information in the .xsession-error file:
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Xsession: X session started for aguelzow at Tue Jul 5 15:37:43 MDT 2011
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_CA.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked
to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
Couldn't establish a connection to localhost:9202: IO::Socket::INET:
connect: Connection refused
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=5267
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-yVZO6y/gpg:0:1
x-session-manager[5256]: WARNING: Could not launch application
'gnome-volume-manager.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to
execute child process
"/usr/lib/gnome-volume-manager/gnome-volume-manager" (No such file or
directory)
x-session-manager[5256]: WARNING: Could not launch application
'hplip-systray.desktop': Unable to start application: Failed to execute
child process "hp-systray" (No such file or directory)
Connection failure: Invalid argument
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
** (nautilus:5309): WARNING **: Can not calculate
_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS
** (nautilus:5309): WARNING **: Can not calculate
_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS
** (nautilus:5309): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA
** (nautilus:5309): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at
layout
** (bluetooth-applet:5329): WARNING **: Could not open RFKILL control
device, please verify your installation
(gdu-notification-daemon:5321): libgdu-WARNING **: unhandled property
'DeviceAutomountHint'
(gdu-notification-daemon:5321): libgdu-WARNING **: unhandled property
'DeviceAutomountHint'
(gdu-notification-daemon:5321): libgdu-WARNING **: unhandled property
'DeviceAutomountHint'
(gdu-notification-daemon:5321): libgdu-WARNING **: unhandled property
'DeviceAutomountHint'
(gdu-notification-daemon:5321): libgdu-WARNING **: unhandled property
'DeviceAutomountHint'
** (gnome-volume-control-applet:5328): WARNING **:
pa_context_get_card_info_by_index() failed
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metacity appears to be set as window manager:
aguelzow@opteron2:~$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/*window*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 May 1
2009 /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager -> /usr/bin/metacity
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 May 1
2009 /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager.1.gz
-> /usr/share/man/man1/metacity.1.gz
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (1000, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii gnome-panel 2.30.2-4 launcher and docking
facility for
ii gnome-session-bin 2.30.2-3 The GNOME Session Manager -
Minima
ii gnome-session-common 2.30.2-3 Common files for the GNOME
session
ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.30.2-3 daemon handling the GNOME
session
ii metacity 1:2.34.0-1 lightweight GTK+ window
manager
ii mutter 3.0.2.1-1 lightweight GTK+ window
manager
ii nautilus 2.30.1-3 file manager and graphical
shell f
ii policykit-1-gnome 0.101-2 GNOME authentication agent
for Pol
Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-2 power management tool for
the GNOM
Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii desktop-base 6.0.6 common files for the Debian
Deskto
ii gnome-keyring 3.0.3-2 GNOME keyring services
(daemon and
ii gnome-user-guide 2.30.1-1 GNOME user's guide
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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