[Bug 41170] Re: The typical user will not know how to "make some free disk space" when he cannot log into a graphical desktop

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Free space issue is critical to lots of users, because gdm doesn't offer an userfriendly solution for user if there are no free space.
I'm suggesting improved solution for this bug, based on solutions, mentioned in gnome bug 339229:

 * Always keep a "place-holder file" in the user's home directory that is big enough for GDM to "do its job", so, when they log in, GDM can merely write over top of this file as it needs.
 * Provide some kind of "hook" that would allow each distribution to take further steps in helping an user to fix the problem.

So, gdm should create place-holder file of needed size (for example ~200
kb) in /tmp after gdm starts (and display a warning message if there are
no enough space for creating such file) and erase this file in /tmp
before gdm starts.

Also gnome-session should check for free space during login and create
place-holder file (for example ~200 kb) if there are enouch space and
display a warning message if there are less than ~1 Mb free space (gdm
should erase place-holder file in user's home, created by gnome-session
when user starts to login).

Should I report a bug agains gnome-session in Ubuntu ?

** Also affects: Baltix
   Importance: Untriaged
       Status: Unconfirmed

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The typical user will not know how to "make some free disk space" when he cannot log into a graphical desktop
https://launchpad.net/bugs/41170