[Bug 1265890] [NEW] Invoking "lightdm --test-mode" twice causes upstart to fill disk space

[Timothée COCAULT]

Public bug reported:

How to reproduce :
1) Open graphical user session
2) invoke "lightdm --test-mode" in a terminal
3) while it is running, invoke "lightdm --test-mode" in another terminal

What happens : 
1) the second lightdm fails to start
2) the process "init --user" fills the file ~/.cache/gdm/session.log with the lines "A handler is already registered for /com/ubuntu/Upstart" until all disk space is exhausted.
Removing the file doesn't solve the problem, I have to reboot and remove it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan  3 20:02:40 2014
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: upstart
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-10 (53 days ago)
UpstartBugCategory: Session
UpstartRunningSessionCount: 1
UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10)

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  Invoking "lightdm --test-mode" twice causes upstart to fill disk space

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  How to reproduce :
  1) Open graphical user session
  2) invoke "lightdm --test-mode" in a terminal
  3) while it is running, invoke "lightdm --test-mode" in another terminal

  What happens : 
  1) the second lightdm fails to start
  2) the process "init --user" fills the file ~/.cache/gdm/session.log with the lines "A handler is already registered for /com/ubuntu/Upstart" until all disk space is exhausted.
  Removing the file doesn't solve the problem, I have to reboot and remove it.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48-generic 3.8.13.11
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan  3 20:02:40 2014
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-10 (53 days ago)
  UpstartBugCategory: Session
  UpstartRunningSessionCount: 1
  UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10)

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