log out of gnome fails.

Xamindar · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:02 am Post subject: log out of gnome fails.

Gnome recently started failing on logout. Basically, when I click on logout, or reboot, or shutdown nothing happens. Then, once I press ctrl-alt-bksp to kill the x server i get put back to the gdm login screen if i had selected logout or the computer shuts down if I had selected to shutdown. This must have started happening with the most recent version of gnome. Anyone else having this?

If I clear my session info out it goes away temporarily. But this problem soon comes back.

Ian G · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Derby, UK

Yup,

I just started getting this today.

I've been on Gnome 2.20 since it became stable and its been fine until now.

Last thing I did was look at some of the processes that were running in System -> Preferences -> Sessions and added Pidgin to autoload (which I very much doubt is related).
I'll log on using my wifes account in a little while and see if she has the same problem.

I think it must be session related.
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Ian G · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Derby, UK

I checked my wifes account last night and the problem does not occur.
This has to be something to do with what is loaded/not loaded in my specific gnome session.

Anyone else ?
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Xamindar · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:04 am Post subject:

I have pidgin autostarting as well. For me this problem seems to have fixed its self. I really hate when that happens though because you never know when it will all of a sudden come back.

Ian G · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Derby, UK

Hi Xamindar,

sorry for the late reply.

Seemingly my problem has gone away all by itself.
Log out/Shutdown/Switch user are all now working correctly.

Glad you are sorted too...but yes...I wish I could understand why
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Ian.