Bug 141627 – xscreensaver calls gdmflexiserver improperly

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Robert Theron Brockman II 2006-07-24 14:15:19 UTC]

When the new-login USE flag is turned on, the ebuild calls "--with-login-manager" with no options, when it should call --with-login-manager='/usr/bin/gdmflexiserver -ls'.  Calling with no options causes it to strip the default options that the configure script would have set.  

This bug manifests itself when users try to hit the "New Login" button on another user's locked screen in an attempt to get a gdm login prompt.  The first user will succeed, but subsequent attempts will generate a "There are some displays already open" dialog box BEHIND the locked screen, thus blocking the login attempt.

This bug persists in all of the curren ebuilds including 5.00

[Comment 1 Michal Varady 2007-04-29 09:57:45 UTC]

Created attachment 117621 [details, diff]
Patch, which allows more users to login

This patch changes "gdmflexiserver -l" to "gdmflexiserver -ls" in the file configure to allow more users to login, when the screen is locked

[Comment 2 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) 2007-05-03 12:17:07 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Created an attachment (id=117621) [edit]
> Patch, which allows more users to login
> 
> This patch changes "gdmflexiserver -l" to "gdmflexiserver -ls" in the file
> configure to allow more users to login, when the screen is locked
> 

I can't find anykind of documentation/mention of -s flag in gdmflexiserver. Weird..

[Comment 3 Michal Varady 2007-05-04 10:45:04 UTC]

gdmflexiserver --help

...
  -s, --startnew            Start new flexible session; do not show popup
...

[Comment 4 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) 2007-05-11 09:08:43 UTC]

Fixed in 5.02-r1, thanks.