Encounter the same problem, too. (Ubuntu 13.04, upgraded from 12.04 LTS) -- 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/990661
Title: lightdm zombie process created while press escape button on Login screen Status in Light Display Manager: Fix Released Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise: Triaged Bug description: Impact: zombie are created on failed login Test Case: - try to log in with lightdm but press escape or type a wrong password - check if lightdm zombie processes are created Regression potential: - the changes impact the ref counting cycle for sessions, it could create a small leak or incorrect unrefs --- When I pressed the Escape button on Login screen, LightDM zombie process is created in the state of defunct. I used "top" application to view the number of zombie process. The more I press the Escape button in Login screen the more LightDM zombie process is created. I think this bug is similar to the following Bug #962932. Date of observe bug: 2012-04-27 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I change LightDM with GDM version 3.0.4 and the zombie are gone. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/990661/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
