Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility
How to reproduce :
- start long operations filling disk space, for example big downloads or DVD
rip, etc..
- Ubuntu (gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon) pop ups messages warning
that the disk has few space left, and proposes to empty trash. Remark : if the
user has left his computer he will not see all these messages.
- when disk is full (less than ~10Mo, I did not check exactly), log out your
session, or restart your computer
Result : it is IMPOSSIBLE to start a graphical session (Gnome, KDE, Lubuntu,
Openbox, Gnome backup session...), and there is no explanation about it in GDM.
The only one working is the xterm session, which is not understandable by
non-technical users.
What I propose :
- In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows
for example) that "a full disk prevents from starting a graphical session" (or
more generally "Ubuntu may not work properly if the disk is full or nearly
full")
- In a medium term : find a way (quotas?) to ensure that the users can always
start a graphical session
** Affects: quota
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: quota
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Full disk prevents from starting a graphical session (and Ubuntu does not warn)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610358
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