Description of problem: After /usr/bin/Xorg server terminates unexpectedly, then all subsequent attempts at graphical login fail, even after reboot. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-desktop3-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. # kill -TERM <pid-of-/usr/bin/Xorg> ## terminate X11 server 2. 3. Actual results: Graphical screen restarts and displays the blue-streak-and-stars background image, but then "Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please log out and try again. [LogOut]". Clicking the [LogOut] button just repeats the cycle. The badness persists even after reboot. Expected results: Fresh screen for graphical login to new session. Additional info: I got into this predicament because there is no option to logout. Also, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does not restart the Xserver like it used to. So I Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get a VGA terminal, login as root, and terminate /usr/bin/Xorg. Now I cannot login, not even after reboot.
Fixed by "yum update" which included: Sep 19 16:55:15 Updated: glib2-2.33.12-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:16 Updated: gobject-introspection-1.33.10-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:16 Updated: telepathy-glib-0.19.9-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:17 Updated: 1:control-center-filesystem-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:18 Installed: harfbuzz-0.9.4-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:19 Updated: pango-1.31.1-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:21 Updated: gvfs-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:28 Updated: webkitgtk3-1.9.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:30 Updated: evolution-data-server-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:35 Updated: evolution-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:35 Updated: nautilus-extensions-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:38 Updated: nautilus-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:40 Updated: gnome-keyring-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:42 Updated: gnome-settings-daemon-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:43 Updated: anaconda-widgets-18.6.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:44 Updated: mutter-3.5.91-2.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:45 Updated: chrony-1.27-0.5.pre1.git1ca844.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:48 Updated: anaconda-18.6.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:49 Updated: gnome-shell-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:54 Updated: 1:control-center-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:55:55 Updated: gnome-keyring-pam-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:07 Updated: evolution-help-3.5.91-1.fc18.noarch Sep 19 16:56:12 Updated: empathy-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:12 Updated: gvfs-archive-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:13 Updated: gvfs-afc-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:13 Updated: gvfs-obexftp-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:14 Updated: gvfs-gphoto2-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:14 Updated: gvfs-smb-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:15 Updated: gvfs-fuse-1.13.8-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:17 Updated: vinagre-3.5.90-2.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:22 Updated: eog-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:24 Updated: baobab-3.5.91-1.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:24 Updated: taglib-1.8-2.fc18.x86_64 Sep 19 16:56:25 Updated: firstboot-18.3-1.fc18.x86_64