Not sure weather it's a GDM OR XDM issue, judging from other issues found it looks like it's a previous GDM bug resurfaced!
** Package changed: xdm (Ubuntu) => gdm (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1421325 Title: xdmcp server ubuntu 14.04 login error Status in gdm package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: xdmcp server ubuntu 14.04 LTS Client side displays server log in screen correctly, however when a user name is selected or manually entered the server will not accept any password, displays authentication error and returns to main log in screen I believe it is a configuration file issue on the server side, not sure which configuration file though. I have tried remmina and xepher from a client Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with same results. apt-cache policy xdm xdm: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1:1.1.11-1ubuntu1 Version table: 1:1.1.11-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/1421325/+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

