gdm-binary: Unable to connect to socket: hostname nor servname provided

Laszlo Nagy gandalf at shopzeus.com
Wed Nov 21 06:01:23 PST 2007 

Laszlo Nagy wrote:
>
>  Hi All,
>
> Do you have any idea what is the problem with my settings? gdm places 
> this message in /var/log/messages:
Here is another test:

cassiopeia# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm start
Starting gdm.
gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse key string: 
daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
cassiopeia# tail -100 /var/log/messages
Nov 21 09:32:37 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86464]: DEBUG: 
gdm_slave_quick_exit: Killed everything from the display
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: gdm_main: Here we go...
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: xdmcp/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: 
gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :0
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: gdm_display_manage: 
Managing :0
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: loop check: 
last_start 0, last_loop 0, now: 1195656074, retry_count: 0
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Resetting counts 
for loop of death detection
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Forking slave process
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: gdm_display_manage: 
Forked slave: 86505
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: xdmcp/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: Accepting XDMCP 
connections...
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: DEBUG: XDMCP: Start up on 
host cassiopeia.ronet, port 177
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86504]: ERROR: Unable to connect 
to socket: hostname nor servname provided, or not known aborting...
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: xdmcp/PingIntervalSeconds=15
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_slave_start: 
Starting slave process for :0
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_slave_start: 
Loop Thingie
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: xdmcp/PingIntervalSeconds=15
Nov 21 09:41:14 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Sending VT_NUM == 
-1 for slave 86505
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Timeout occurred 
for sending message VT_NUM 86505 -1
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_server_start: :0
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: 
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: 
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: debug/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: 
gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 1 entries
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: debug/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:41:24 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Sending COOKIE == 
<secret> for slave 86505
Nov 21 09:41:34 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Timeout occurred 
for sending message COOKIE 86505 2...
Nov 21 09:41:34 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: debug/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:41:34 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Sending AUTHFILE == 
<secret> for slave 86505
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Timeout occurred 
for sending message AUTHFILE 86505 /var/gdm/:0.Xauth
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/VTAllocation=true
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/FirstVT=7
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: security/DisallowTCP=true
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Forking X server 
process
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_server_spawn: 
Forked server on pid 86507
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: do_server_wait: 
Before mainloop waiting for server
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/GdmXserverTimeout=10
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/GdmXserverTimeout=10
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86507]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/LogDir=/var/log/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86507]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/LogDir=/var/log/gdm
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86507]: DEBUG: gdm_server_spawn: 
'/usr/local/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt9'
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_server_start: 
After mainloop waiting for server
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_server_start: 
Completed :0!
Nov 21 09:41:44 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Sending VT_NUM == 9 
for slave 86505
Nov 21 09:41:54 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Timeout occurred 
for sending message VT_NUM 86505 9
Nov 21 09:41:54 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Sending XPID == 
86507 for slave 86505

---- at this point, the X server is started but gdm greeter is not 
showing up.

cassiopeia# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm stop
Stopping gdm.
Waiting for PIDS: 86504, 86504, 86504, 86504, 86504, 86504, 86504^C

--- cannot stop gdm normally, I have to kill it...

cassiopeia# kill 86504
cassiopeia# kill 86504
cassiopeia# kill 86504

-- apparently, killing gdm does not work, I have to do this:

cassiopeia# kill -9 86504
cassiopeia# kill -9 86504
86504: No such process


-- After this point, the greeter window of gdm shows up on the screen.

cassiopeia#tail -300 /var/log/messages
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Timeout occurred 
for sending message XPID 86505 86507
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/AutomaticLogin=
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/TimedLogin=
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable=false
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/TimedLoginEnable=false
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_slave_run: 
Opening display :0
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: gdm_slave_greeter: 
Running greeter on :0
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/DisplayInitDir=/usr/local/etc/gdm/Init
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Forking extra 
process: /usr/local/etc/gdm/Init/Default
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86515]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: xdmcp/Enable=false
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86515]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/User=gdm
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86515]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/ServAuthDir=/var/gdm
Nov 21 09:42:04 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86515]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: 
daemon/RootPath=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11R6/bin:${exec_prefix}/bin

--- more unimportant messages, then, these are the last messages from 
this process:

Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdmlogin[86520]: CRITICAL: Using compiled in 
value <0> for <greeter/PositionY=0>
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdmlogin[86520]: CRITICAL: Could not access 
configuration key <greeter/PreFetchProgram=>
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdmlogin[86520]: CRITICAL: Using compiled in 
value <> for <greeter/PreFetchProgram=>
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdmlogin[86520]: CRITICAL: Could not access 
configuration key <greeter/SetPosition=false>
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdmlogin[86520]: CRITICAL: Using compiled in 
value <FALSE> for <greeter/SetPosition=false>
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: 
gdm_slave_wait_for_login: In loop
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/TimedLogin=
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: daemon/TimedLogin=
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Looking up per 
display value for security/PamStack=gdm
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: security/PamStack=gdm
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: security/PamStack=gdm
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Requesting 
group=security key=PamStack locale=(null)
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: security/PamStack=gdm
Nov 21 09:45:25 cassiopeia gdm-binary[86505]: DEBUG: Attempting to parse 
key string: security/PasswordRequired=false


If I comment out "Enable=true" from the [xdmcp] section in 
gdb/custom.conf then everything works fine.
What is happening here? :-(

Thanks

    Laszlo

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