759737 – gnome-session debugging in messages file

Bug 759737 - gnome-session debugging in messages file

Summary: gnome-session debugging in messages file

Keywords:
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA
Alias:	None
Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	gnome-session
Sub Component:
Version:	16
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Priority:	unspecified
Severity:	medium
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2011-12-03 14:23 UTC by udo
Modified:	2012-07-12 18:54 UTC (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)
Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:	2012-06-15 00:21:49 UTC
Type:	---
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Description udo 2011-12-03 14:23:26 UTC

Description of problem:
gnome-session debugging in messages file when there is other places for such stuff if there is a need at all for debugging in production systems

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-session-3.2.1-2.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:
update to Fedora 16

Steps to Reproduce:
1. use gui of Fedora
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3.
  
Actual results:
too much debugging in messages file

Expected results:
no debugging in messages file

Additional info:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/268733

Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243655200000032990001
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243655200000032990001 to session
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): uid = 42
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): pid = 3330
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1 to store
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): App gnome-settings-daemon.desktop registered
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase INITIALIZATION#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase WINDOW_MANAGER#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase WINDOW_MANAGER#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase PANEL#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase PANEL#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase DESKTOP#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase DESKTOP#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase APPLICATION#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting app '/org/gnome/SessionManager/App1'
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): Starting app: /org/gnome/SessionManager/App1
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: starting gnome-shell.desktop: command=gnome-shell --gdm-mode startup-id=10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243622600000032990000
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmAutostartApp: started pid:3444
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: ending phase APPLICATION#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase RUNNING#012
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmPresence: adding idle watch
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GSIdleMonitor: creating new alarm for positive transition wait=600000
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GSIdleMonitor: creating new alarm for negative transition wait=599999
Dec  2 11:06:20 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client1 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=RegisterClient
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 10512ebbbf28bf9415132282038127941300000032990002 to session
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): uid = 42
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): pid = 3453
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2 to store
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client2 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Connected to the shell
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged

Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Connected to the shell
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:21 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:23 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: accept_ice_connection()
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: auth_ice_connection()
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Setting up new connection
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: New client '0x12c1bc0 []'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3 to store
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client3
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Initializing client 0x12c1bc0 []
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Client '0x12c1bc0 []' received RegisterClient(10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243622600000032990000)
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243622600000032990000 to session
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Sending RegisterClientReply to '0x12c1bc0 [10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243622600000032990000]'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x12c1bc0 [10512ebbbf28bf9415132282037243622600000032990000]'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   Program = 'gnome-shell'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   UserID = 'gdm'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   RestartStyleHint = 0
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   ProcessID = '3444'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   CurrentDirectory = '/var/lib/gdm'
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   _GSM_Priority = 20
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=IsInhibited
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager interface=org.gnome.SessionManager method=IsInhibited
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:24 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:25 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:25 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:25 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:25 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus method=NameOwnerChanged
Dec  2 11:06:31 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Presence interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:31 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Presence interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=GetAll
Dec  2 11:06:32 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Presence interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=Get
Dec  2 11:06:32 recorder gnome-session[3299]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient: obj_path=/org/gnome/SessionManager/Presence interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties method=Get

Comment 1 David Kovalsky 2011-12-13 00:12:56 UTC

I see this too. Gnome-session is incredibly verbose, gnome-session itself is responsible for about 5% of all lines in /var/log/messages. 

Please make the debugging output tunable, or turn it off. 

gnome-session-3.2.1-2.fc16.x86_64

Comment 2 udo 2012-01-28 13:56:05 UTC

Any updates?

Comment 3 udo 2012-04-03 15:32:54 UTC

Anyone?

Comment 4 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-04-09 21:57:39 UTC

do you have Enable=true in the [debug] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf ?

Comment 5 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-04-09 21:59:00 UTC

oh i see what's happening i think.. gdm runs gnome-session with --debug, and gnome-session outputs to syslog in that case.

Comment 6 udo 2012-04-10 01:58:03 UTC

No 'Enable=true' here.

Comment 7 udo 2012-04-10 14:46:36 UTC

    External Bug ID|                            |GNOME Desktop 672801

That external bug id does not really promise progress. So what will Redhat do about this?

Either developers trust their users and more so trust their products and make debug configurable or force that debug stuff onto us, which  is not so nice - whatever the excuse.

Comment 8 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-04-11 17:30:52 UTC

Sorry I'm not groking comment 7 at all.  Can you reiterate?

Comment 9 udo 2012-04-11 17:37:50 UTC

We (users) do not need debug.
We (users) do not expect nor want bugs.
We (users) can (if needed) enable debug.
Developers should trust their products and their users so that debug can be off (as it should be) and can be turned on when needed.

The comments in the external bug ID do not show any understanding of that perspective. They appear to reason from the developer perspective only.
Because of the simple nature of the problem we cannot wait for upstream.
What will redhat do instead of wait for upstream?

Comment 10 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-04-11 18:38:09 UTC

"Because of the simple nature of the problem we cannot wait for upstream." <-- what does this mean?

Comment 11 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-04-11 18:45:13 UTC

(i'm not trying to be obtuse, by the way, I just really don't understand your perspective)

Comment 12 udo 2012-04-12 02:37:10 UTC

We do not like our logs full.
We like our logs close to empty.
So just make the debugging an option, give us a choice.

English is not my first language, so please excuse my French.
Just get rid of the spamming in the logfile (and logfiles in general).

Comment 13 David Dreggors 2012-06-08 01:02:00 UTC

Same issue here in Fedora 17, no fix yet?

Comment 14 David Dreggors 2012-06-08 21:14:14 UTC

While this is not news to Ray Stroder, it may be news for the others here...


The upstream patch to fix this issues is in according to the external bug tracker at Gnomes bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=672801

Comment 15 David Dreggors 2012-06-08 21:17:29 UTC

Sorry, that is Ray Strode (not Stroder).

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2012-06-08 23:10:09 UTC

gdm-3.2.1.1-10.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdm-3.2.1.1-10.fc16

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2012-06-08 23:12:27 UTC

gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17

Comment 18 David Dreggors 2012-06-09 00:49:00 UTC

Thanks Ray!

Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2012-06-10 01:29:21 UTC

Package gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-9175/gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 20 David Dreggors 2012-06-10 04:03:52 UTC

Works for me, I added Karma at the link above.

Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2012-06-15 00:21:49 UTC

gdm-3.4.1-3.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2012-07-12 18:54:38 UTC

gdm-3.2.1.1-10.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

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