[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-08-04 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882102 Title: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights To manage

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-08-04 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Tim Mueller
Ah, that makes much sense. If you are having problems you could help yourself. ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882102 Title: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Daniel van Vugt
I am using multi-user.target because I am compiling gnome-shell from scratch, for development. So also run it manually. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882102 Title: [vmwgfx] Gnome

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Tim Mueller
You are using multi user target because you like to or also having some kind of problems? If I use (which means removing the if else) exec /usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary --systemd "$@" the result is the same. Still the same message for missing permission. And with exec

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Daniel van Vugt
> if I try to boot directly to GUI the resolution changes several times ... and then get's stuck. That sounds like an interesting separate bug which we might be able to fix or explain. Please open a new bug for that if you can. > I now switched both VPS to multi user target insted of graphical

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Daniel van Vugt
BTW, the failing line 29 of script is systemd-related: if [ -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/systemd" ]; then exec /usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary --systemd "$@" else exec /usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary --builtin "$@" fi So I wonder if you just need to remove ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/systemd ? -- You

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Tim Mueller
To be clear - I have not found an edit option: -stop service gdm3 -start service gdm3 +sudo service gdm3 stop +sudo service gdm3 start This will not result in something visible in the VNC. sudo startx does. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-05 Thread Tim Mueller
Can you log in normally from the login screen? Is it only an issue with 'startx'? No, if I try to boot directly to GUI the resolution changes several times (I can see that via VNC which is available at boot time for the VPS because the VNC size is changing several times) and then get's stuck.

[Bug 1882102] Re: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root rights

2020-06-04 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Also please run: ls -l /usr/libexec/gnome-session-binary and tell us what you see. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882102 Title: [vmwgfx] Gnome Desktop only starting with root