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Description of problem: Editing /etc/passwd causes gdm crash which ends current session and causes login screen to reappear. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-3.2.0-2.fc16.x86_64 How reproducible: Happens every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Login as user. 2. su - root 3. vim /etc/passwd 4. save it 5. crash Actual results: Goes back to login screen. Here's what I see in /var/log/messages. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: ******************* START ********************************** Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1". Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: [New Thread 0x7fdc93686700 (LWP 2756)] Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: 0x00007fdc9d1ad06d in waitpid () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #0 0x00007fdc9d1ad06d in waitpid () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #1 0x000000000040e2eb in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #2 0x000000000040e62a in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #3 <signal handler called> Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #4 0x00007fdc9ce65211 in _int_free () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #5 0x00000038a86291e1 in ?? () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #6 0x00000038a861976e in dbus_message_iter_get_signature () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #7 0x00000038aea16b4f in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #8 0x00000038aea16c07 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #9 0x00000038aea16a75 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #10 0x00000038aea16f9b in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #11 0x00000038aea16a75 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #12 0x00000038aea105fd in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #13 0x00000038aea1340d in dbus_g_proxy_end_call () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #14 0x00000038aa203c64 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libaccountsservice.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #15 0x00000038a860c3ba in ?? () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #16 0x00000038a860f64a in dbus_connection_dispatch () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #17 0x00000038aea0aad5 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #18 0x00000038a5e44add in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #19 0x00000038a5e452d8 in ?? () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #21 0x0000000000405443 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #22 0x00007fdc9ce0967d in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #23 0x00000000004054e9 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #24 0x00007fff53dc2c78 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #25 0x000000000000001c in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #26 0x0000000000000001 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #27 0x00007fff53dc4db0 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #28 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fdc93686700 (LWP 2756)): Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #0 0x00007fdc9d1ac5bd in read () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #1 0x00000038a5e40ba3 in ?? () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #2 0x00000038a5e6a236 in ?? () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #3 0x00007fdc9d1a5d31 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #4 0x00007fdc9ced84ad in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fdc9d5ab740 (LWP 2737)): Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #0 0x00007fdc9d1ad06d in waitpid () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #1 0x000000000040e2eb in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #2 0x000000000040e62a in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #3 <signal handler called> Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #4 0x00007fdc9ce65211 in _int_free () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #5 0x00000038a86291e1 in ?? () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #6 0x00000038a861976e in dbus_message_iter_get_signature () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #7 0x00000038aea16b4f in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #8 0x00000038aea16c07 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #9 0x00000038aea16a75 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #10 0x00000038aea16f9b in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #11 0x00000038aea16a75 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #12 0x00000038aea105fd in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #13 0x00000038aea1340d in dbus_g_proxy_end_call () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #14 0x00000038aa203c64 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libaccountsservice.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #15 0x00000038a860c3ba in ?? () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #16 0x00000038a860f64a in dbus_connection_dispatch () from /lib64/libdbus-1.so.3 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #17 0x00000038aea0aad5 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #18 0x00000038a5e44add in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #19 0x00000038a5e452d8 in ?? () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #20 0x00000038a5e45825 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #21 0x0000000000405443 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #22 0x00007fdc9ce0967d in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #23 0x00000000004054e9 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #24 0x00007fff53dc2c78 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #25 0x000000000000001c in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #26 0x0000000000000001 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #27 0x00007fff53dc4db0 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #28 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: No symbol table info available. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: A debugging session is active. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: #011Inferior 1 [process 2737] will be detached. Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: Quit anyway? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal] Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm[3454]: ******************* END ********************************** Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gdm-simple-slave[2660]: WARNING: Freeing conversation 'gdm-password' with active job Oct 16 22:13:06 JAREK gnome-session[2755]: Gdk-WARNING: gnome-session: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.#012 Expected results: No crash. Additional info: Freshly updated (as of 10/16/2011) Fedora 16.
I get this. But I don't see the errors you do: Feb 5 15:33:19 f16test systemd[1]: Reloading. Feb 5 15:33:20 f16test systemd[1]: Reloading. Feb 5 15:34:30 f16test dbus[922]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Feb 5 15:34:30 f16test dbus-daemon[922]: dbus[922]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper) Feb 5 15:34:30 f16test dbus[922]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit' I presume this is caused by systemd monitoring the password file and deciding it needs to reload when it changes (or gets overwritten when a new one is moved into place), or something like that. I'm amazed more people haven't seen this.
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