[Bug 80339] Re: /etc/init.d/gdm restart in X fails to start gdm

[Pascal Potvin]

It doesn't work because the command is run within a gdm session.

It causes one of those two things :

1- The xterm is closed, as the script, and gdm just doesn't start
2- xterm makes X stays open while gdm is down, and gdm cannot start a new X session.

One easy workaround is to start the command in screen.

** Summary changed:

- /etc/init.d/gdm restart fails to start gdm
+ /etc/init.d/gdm restart in X fails to start gdm

** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
       Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed

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/etc/init.d/gdm restart in X fails to start gdm
https://launchpad.net/bugs/80339