Description of problem: When turning on my computer this morning, gdm was unable to start. It would attempt to start for about 10 seconds and then recycling. I switched to virtual console 1 and attempted to login, but everytime I started to type my password it would be interrupted by gdm restarting. After several tried I finally managed to login and switch to run level 3. I tried several things to fix the problem including "yum remove gdm;yum install gdm" but the problem persists. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: 100% on my system Steps to Reproduce: 1. start run level 5. 2. 3. Actual results: gdm keeps recycling Expected results: I should be able to login. Additional info: This worked normally on Friday... I will attach relevant log files. Even a work around would be greatly appreciated. I had to boot to Fedora 8 to access bugzilla and enter this bug report.
Created attachment 308685 [details] /var/log/gdm/:0.log
Created attachment 308686 [details] /var/log/gdm/:0-greeter.log
I found the problem. Somehow the permissions on my /tmp directory were messed up by the tests I did yesterday reproducing an rsync bug.