jesse@aztec:~$ xsplash --help ** ERROR **: Failed to setresgid to `gdm' aborting... Aborted (core dumped)
Bug #474712 reported by
galen
This bug affects 7 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
xsplash |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Cody Russell | ||
xsplash (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Cody Russell |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xsplash
jesse@aztec:~$ xsplash --help
** ERROR **: Failed to setresgid to `gdm'
aborting...
Aborted (core dumped)
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 4 13:51:36 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: xsplash 0.8.4-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: xsplash
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
Related branches
Changed in xsplash (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Cody Russell (bratsche) |
importance: | Medium → Undecided |
Changed in xsplash: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Cody Russell (bratsche) |
Changed in xsplash: | |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in xsplash: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in xsplash: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Was this really fixed? It still happens on my Ubuntu:
paulvg@ubuntu:~$ xsplash --help
** ERROR **: Failed to setresgid to `gdm'
aborting...
Afgebroken
It only works when running xsplash as root.