> what is your lightdm version? mine 1.2.1 Mine too, but that's no surprise. All users of (X|K|L)Ubuntu 12.04 should have LightDM 1.2.1 (unless manually changed). See http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=lightdm
> ps -ef | grep lightdm Mine is similar: root 980 1 0 13:33 ? 00:00:00 lightdm root 1018 980 1 13:33 tty7 00:01:23 /usr/bin/X :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch -background none root 1345 980 0 13:33 ? 00:00:00 lightdm --session-child 12 19 root 9934 9743 0 14:46 pts/2 00:00:00 grep --color=auto lightdm > lightdm --session-child INPUTFD OUTPUTFD > ... "from_deamon_output" "to_deamon_output" > ... "Failed to get D-Bus connection" When using a tty there is usually no connection to D-Bus in the environment. There is an session bus set up at login for interprocess communication of desktop applications as well as an systemwide bus started by init / Upstart. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus, `man dbus-daemon`) These INPUTFD and OUTPUTFD (fd = file descriptor) arguments could be the fds to use for communication with D-Bus. > ps -ejH See attachment. (Launchpad seems to merge all spaces and tabs into one space in comments.) - LightDM starts Xorg - LightDM starts another lightdm child (the `--session-child` one) - this child starts the desktop session; here: invokes gnome-session - all processes (more or less) necessary for the desktop session are started, including (see manpages for more information): - shells (/bin/sh -> /bin/dash, /bin/bash), used to start further processes and in terminal windows (like gnome-terminal) - ssh-agent for ssh-key management - screensaver process - many more > parent pgid You mean "parent pid" = "parent process id"? Wrong interpretation. See `man ps`: "PGID" = "process group ID" > kill -9 9 SIGKILL terminates the process immediately (poor process: no chance for cleanup or other actions). The process doesn't really receive this signal to react, but instead the kernel just kills / deletes / terminates the process. 15 SIGTERM tells the process to terminate. ("Hey you: Stop yourself or I will stop you (using SIGKILL)!" ;) ) -> chance for cleanup SIGKILL is usually only used if SIGTERM doesn't work. > killing lightdm doesn't do anything besides hanging the pc When you kill lightdm (using SIGKILL), it has no chance for any reaction (including creating a .goutputstream-* file). > killing Xorg creates the file! Probably this happens: Xorg gone without cleanup -> LightDM wants to quit -> LightDM creates .goutputstream-* file. I tried sending SIGTERMs (all commands entered in a tty; before each 'kill' logged in into the session on tty7 using LightDM): sudo kill <LightDM with '--session-child'> # login screen shown sudo kill <LightDM without parameters, i.e. the one started by init (PPID = 1)> # no login screen or other GUI on tty7 restarting by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del sudo kill <X / Xorg> # login screen shown I repeated this procedure a second time. None of them created a .goutputstream-* file. Also note: Sometimes there was no .goutputstream-* file created when I shutdown / restarted from a running session. I saw this while trying to find out which process is creating these files. I think, it's a bug in LightDM, not Xorg. See the lsof (= list open files) output in / attached to my last post (#45). > lightdm 1348 a 9w REG 8,6 46 304928 /home/a/.goutputstream-YJRHEW ** Attachment added: "ps-ejH.part" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/984785/+attachment/3161042/+files/ps-ejH.part -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/984785 Title: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME Status in Light Display Manager: New Status in X.Org X server: New Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise: Confirmed Bug description: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME. Which software or operation is creating these and why? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xauth 1:1.0.6-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia & ati ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 18 13:29:31 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xauth UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/984785/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
