[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Hi, can I know what's the status of this bug? I'm having exactly the same problem trying 18.10 RC, which installs sddm 0.18.0ubuntu2, and none of the workarounds described above solves the issue for me. Cheers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Assignee: Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

You've marked this as fix released, yet it only address' Calaudio's issue, which was not the one originally reported. Can you just adjust the post-install script to ensure the group is assigned correctly ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Rebooted several times, stays fixed with rc.local empty. This suggest you need to add something to the post-install script ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Fixed : sudo usermod -a -G video sddm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

syslog adds : Apr 21 22:36:32 wopr sddm[1618]: Loading theme configuration from "" Apr 21 22:36:32 wopr sddm[1618]: Display server starting... Apr 21 22:36:32 wopr sddm[1618]: Running: /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -auth /var/run/sddm/{32721ea1-fe7f-40f7-adfb-e12021f0311c} -background none -noreset

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Got worse for me with 0.17.0-1ubuntu7 Now don't even get the drop to "/ is clean" text mode. Workaround of starting sddm via systemd from rc.local no longer works just putting "sddm" in rc.local does work. sddm.service symptom unchanged Apr 21 22:36:35 wopr.house systemd[1]: sddm.service:

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

(I do not have an xorg.conf) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to sddm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug

Re: [Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

On 21/04/18 11:21, ben van 't ende wrote: > 0.17.0-1ubuntu7 just arrived and fixed it! kudos to the fixer. great > job! Good to hear. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to sddm in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

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[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

0.17.0-1ubuntu7 just arrived and fixed it! kudos to the fixer. great job! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

0.17.0-1ubuntu6 arrived. Same issue. core-dump at boot, fine on manual start or from rc.local -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to sddm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Confirmed that version 0.17.0-1ubuntu5 does not solve the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

(or alternatively, where is the core dump file ? GDB is occasionally useful...) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

no effect, and frankly I don't think incorrect start up sequencing will cause a core dump. how can I test rolling back to using VT7 like it used to be ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Should be a version 0.17.0-1ubuntu5 arriving soon. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sddm/0.17.0-1ubuntu5 Please test to see if that makes a difference. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to sddm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Hi Tom Yeah i just wanted to reopen the bug - the /lib/systemd/system/sddm.service file is unchanged - it looks identical to the file in the root directory of "sddm_0.17.0-1ubuntu4.debian.tar.xz" - if this file is copied into the final package, then the patch to the original sddm.service.in file

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Not fixed. $ dpkg -l|grep sddm ii kde-config-sddm 4:5.12.4-0ubuntu1 amd64KCM module for SDDM ii sddm0.17.0-1ubuntu4 amd64modern display manager for

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

This bug was fixed in the package sddm - 0.17.0-1ubuntu4 --- sddm (0.17.0-1ubuntu4) bionic; urgency=high * Fix race between sddm and logind (LP: #1763977). -- Simon Quigley Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:36:43 -0500 ** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: Fix

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

The fix has been uploaded to Bionic. ** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: sddm (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Simon Quigley (tsimonq2) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

** Tags added: bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763977 Title: Sddm service fails in Bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Hi Maybe it can be resolved by: https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/fca8c808b7fa4a947a0c60157f0eb5227b3ccfff This patch should also restore the shutdown and reboot options in SDDM, which are not working right now. If not i will open another bug report about the buttons not working. -- You

[Bug 1763977] Re: Sddm service fails in Bionic

Workaround : echo "service sddm start" >> /etc/rc.local This indicates it's not a misconfiguration or hardward issue. SDDM is simply starting too early. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to sddm in Ubuntu.