I reproduced this bug in VirtualBox, using Hardy 8.04. Unfortunately, while
Applications -> System -> Services -> Graphical login manager (GDM) ¨Allows
users to login graphically¨ gives a definite warning:
Are you sure you want to deactivate gdm?
This may affect your system behavior in
several ways, possibly leading to data loss.
No Yes
Marking ¨Yes¨ and proceeding completely stops gdm, leaving me with at
the screens I would have using Ctl+Alt+F8, the terminal used for data
messages. There is no indication of how to get a desktop back. Switching
to tty2, I logged in and used 'sudo gdm start' to get the desktop back
and could then enter Services again to allow gdm to be used.
I would expect ¨Allows users to login graphically¨ to mean I just can´t
login, not that my desktop will immediately shutdown.
I am confirming this bug based on this and the reporters comments.
Thanks for reporting this bug.
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
Status: New => Triaged
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deactivating gdm service breaks grahical authentication
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232059
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