Bug 419381

After some updates (but I cannot trace back which one) it seems now possible to
access the remote machine with gnome.
The problem is not completely gone, since the process takes ages (several
minutes) to finish.
It seems there could be something related to pulseaudio, which cannot access any
audio device (of course, there aren't, since we're in remote X connection).

Any ideas?

Created attachment 293135 [details]
log file on the server side when an attempt to open a session on the X-terminal

same problem to access X-terminal from a RHEL5-application-server with xdmcp
with a RHEL4-application-server all is fine on the same X-terminal

on the RHEL5-application server :
      - [xdmcp] Enable=true  in the /etc/gdm/custom.conf
      - no firewall ; no iptables; no ipchains
        "nmap -sU" localhost shows 177/udp open
      - [debug]Enable=true in /etc/gdm/custom.conf
         gives nothing clear :
         see the attach file xdmcp.log

on the X-terminal side :
       - an X error log with warnings just the same as from a RHEL4
         application-server connection
       - the chooser menu shows the RHEl5-server
       - when I try to open the session
         one second wait ; then the X error message ...

therefore :
       - on the RHEL5-application-server :
         export DISPLAY=eon37.ceremade.dauphine.fr:0;(xeyes)&  ; is OK
         export DISPLAY=eon37.ceremade.dauphine.fr:0;(/usr/libexec/gdmgreeter)&
         gives :
            (gdmgreeter:2074): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_tree_view_get_selection:
             assertion `GTK_IS_TREE_VIEW (tree_view)' failed
         but :
         export DOING_GDM_DEVELOPMENT=yes ; (/usr/libexec/gdmgreeter) &
         is OK !

I try to change :
       [daemon]
        Greeter=/usr/libexec/gdmlogin
        AddGtkModules=true
without any result

this is a great problem for me ; I have 40 X-terminal and five RHEL4 servers
that I want to upgrade to RHEL5 ; without the solution to this problem I should
resign

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