Description of problem: Gparted wont launch. if launched from gnome-shell there is a password popup, after entering the password an pressing enter, nothing happens. if run from a terminal i get password popup, and then the message $ gparted No protocol specified (gpartedbin:7585): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 i get the same error if i run sudo gparted Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gparted.x86_64 0:0.12.0-4.fc18 Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) How reproducible: everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. launch gparted 2. enter password 3. nothing happens Actual results: nothing happens Expected results: gparted launch Additional info:
reassigned to gdm running a downgrade on gdm fixes the issue here su yum downgrade gdm* others are also having gdm issues with gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1621137 https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20593/gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18
gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20593/gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18
gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18
*** Bug 888985 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
also seen here liveinst fails in f18 Soas TC3 Could not open x display - no protocol specified https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887996
gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 fixed my problem reported in 888985.
Package gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-20736/gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
The broken build came post-freeze and is not nominated as NTH or blocker, so there is no need for this to be NTH.
gdm-3.6.2-5.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
gdm-3.6.2-4.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.