Ubuntu 8.10 server doesn't boot into GDM / X yet startsmanually fine. Services GUI shows all unchecked.
Daevid Vincent
daevid at daevid.com
Fri Mar 13 05:53:53 UTC 2009
Here is what I have running on a fresh boot...
root at ubuntu:~# ps ax
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? Ss 0:01 /sbin/init
2 ? S< 0:00 [kthreadd]
3 ? S< 0:00 [migration/0]
4 ? S< 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
5 ? S< 0:00 [watchdog/0]
6 ? S< 0:00 [migration/1]
7 ? S< 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
8 ? S< 0:00 [watchdog/1]
9 ? S< 0:00 [migration/2]
10 ? S< 0:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
11 ? S< 0:00 [watchdog/2]
12 ? S< 0:00 [migration/3]
13 ? S< 0:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
14 ? S< 0:00 [watchdog/3]
15 ? S< 0:00 [events/0]
16 ? S< 0:00 [events/1]
17 ? S< 0:00 [events/2]
18 ? S< 0:00 [events/3]
19 ? S< 0:00 [khelper]
61 ? S< 0:00 [kintegrityd/0]
62 ? S< 0:00 [kintegrityd/1]
63 ? S< 0:00 [kintegrityd/2]
64 ? S< 0:00 [kintegrityd/3]
66 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd/0]
67 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd/1]
68 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd/2]
69 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd/3]
71 ? S< 0:00 [kacpid]
72 ? S< 0:00 [kacpi_notify]
156 ? S< 0:00 [cqueue]
160 ? S< 0:00 [kseriod]
212 ? S 0:00 [pdflush]
213 ? S 0:00 [pdflush]
214 ? S< 0:00 [kswapd0]
256 ? S< 0:00 [aio/0]
257 ? S< 0:00 [aio/1]
258 ? S< 0:00 [aio/2]
259 ? S< 0:00 [aio/3]
1343 ? S< 0:00 [ksuspend_usbd]
1361 ? S< 0:00 [khubd]
1449 ? S< 0:00 [ata/0]
1451 ? S< 0:00 [ata/1]
1452 ? S< 0:00 [ata/2]
1453 ? S< 0:00 [ata/3]
1454 ? S< 0:00 [ata_aux]
2287 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
2288 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
2305 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
2306 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_3]
2436 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_4]
2437 ? S< 0:00 [usb-storage]
2493 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald]
2632 ? S<s 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
3086 ? S< 0:00 [kpsmoused]
4736 ? Ss 0:00 dhclient3 -e IF_METRIC=100 -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.
4782 ? S< 0:00 [cifsoplockd]
4786 ? S< 0:00 [cifsdnotifyd]
4794 ? S< 0:00 [cifsd]
4883 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/portmap
4904 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/rpc.statd
5034 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5035 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
5038 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
5041 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
5042 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
5242 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket
5280 ? S< 0:00 [kondemand/0]
5282 ? S< 0:00 [kondemand/1]
5283 ? S< 0:00 [kondemand/2]
5284 ? S< 0:00 [kondemand/3]
5392 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/syslogd -u syslog
5415 ? S 0:00 /bin/dd bs 1 if /proc/kmsg of /var/run/klogd/kmsg
5417 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -P /var/run/klogd/kmsg
5440 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/dbus-daemon --system
5462 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [daevid.local]
5463 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
5486 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
5569 ? S 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
5611 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/
5612 ? S 0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
5843 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2
5914 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/ivman
6020 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/mailman/bin/mailmanctl -s -q start
6094 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=ArchRunner:0:1 -s
6095 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=BounceRunner:0:1 -s
6096 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=CommandRunner:0:1 -s
6097 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=IncomingRunner:0:1 -s
6098 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=NewsRunner:0:1 -s
6099 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=OutgoingRunner:0:1 -s
6100 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=VirginRunner:0:1 -s
6101 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/python /var/lib/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=RetryRunner:0:1 -s
6122 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master
6148 ? S 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c
6149 ? S 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
6192 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -u 119:131 -g
6194 ? S 0:00 tlsmgr -l -t unix -u -c
6195 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
6199 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
6229 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
6234 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -a pam -c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -n 5
6235 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -a pam -c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -n 5
6236 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -a pam -c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -n 5
6238 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -a pam -c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -n 5
6239 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -a pam -c -m /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd -n 5
6281 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/vsftpd
6302 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd
6320 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd
6364 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/asterisk -p -U asterisk
6402 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/dovecot
6421 ? S 0:00 dovecot-auth
6422 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/hald
6425 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/console-kit-daemon
6426 ? S 0:00 hald-runner
6427 ? S 0:00 dovecot-auth -w
6511 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event5 /dev/input/event4 /
6530 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-hid-ups: listening on /dev/usb/hiddev0
6532 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-cpufreq
6533 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
6535 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdb (every 2 sec)
6538 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdc (every 2 sec)
6541 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdd (every 2 sec)
6544 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sde (every 2 sec)
6547 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/scd0 (every 2 sec)
6551 ? S 0:00 imap-login
6552 ? S 0:00 imap-login
6592 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
6599 ? S 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log
6601 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/nm-system-settings --config /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
6615 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/system-tools-backends
6678 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
6708 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
6780 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6797 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6798 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6799 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6800 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6801 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6803 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd
6804 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd
6872 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
6875 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
6876 ? Ss 0:00 sshd: dae51d [priv]
6890 ? S 0:00 sshd: dae51d at pts/0
6891 pts/0 Ss+ 0:00 -bash
6915 ? S 0:00 anvil -l -t unix -u -c
6923 ? S 0:00 imap
6924 ? S 0:00 imap-login
6925 ? Ss 0:00 sshd: dae51d [priv]
6932 ? S 0:00 sshd: dae51d at pts/1
6934 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -bash
6953 ? S 0:00 smtpd -n smtp -t inet -u -c -o stress
6955 pts/1 S 0:00 su -
6961 pts/1 S 0:00 -su
7004 ? S 0:00 imap-login
7007 ? S 0:00 cleanup -z -t unix -u -c
7008 ? S 0:00 local -t unix
7012 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps ax
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daevid Vincent
> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:25 PM
> To: 'Ubuntu user technical support'
> Subject: RE: Ubuntu 8.10 server doesn't boot into GDM / X yet
> startsmanually fine. Services GUI shows all unchecked.
>
> So, I looked at that "System->Administration->Services" and
> everything is unchecked! But clearly that is misleading
> because I absolutely know things like "postfix", "dovecot",
> "mysql", "apache", "crond" etc are all running just fine.
>
> I also tried to view the "services" gui using both my user
> account and logged in as root -- as expected both showed
> unchecked as well.
>
> I then compared this server to my notebook and that does in
> fact show things properly checked.
>
> How did this get out of whack/sync and how can I get them to
> jive again??!
>
> Although, I'd be very surprised if this is actually the
> problem, as I mentioned, the services are in fact running,
> this seems more cosmetic. Still annoying though.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Curtis
> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:20 AM
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: Ubuntu 8.10 server doesn't boot into GDM / X yet
> > startsmanually fine
> >
> > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:47:28 -0700
> > Daevid Vincent <daevid at daevid.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I posted this the other day but feel it might have been
> > lost as sunday
> > > evenings are not the best time to post it seems...
> > >
> > > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:15:47 -0700
> > >
> > > I installed 8.10 server, then added Gnome and all that
> > goodness on top.
> > >
> > > When I boot however (and I swear this WAS working a week or
> > so ago and I
> > > just did some updates today as per the update icon arrow),
> > XDM doesn't
> > > auto start.
> > >
> > > I have /etc/init.d/gdm starting in 3,4,5
> > > x11-common in 2,3,4,5
> > > and xserver-wacom (i don't have a wacom anything) in 2,3,4,5
> > >
> > > If I login and "startx" it works fine but bawks about user
> > switching or
> > > something.
> > > if I manually just "/etc/init.d/gdm start" it fires up and
> > works like a
> > > champ.
> > >
> > > So I'm confused as to where the disconnect is and why it
> > isn't' starting
> > > with the other services?
> > >
> > Well, if no one has responded, let this amateur take a guess.
> >
> > The above behavior sounds correct. Xorg is run as user, while
> > GDM needs root. (I'm guessing that you really use 'sudo
> > /etc/init.d/gdm start'.)
> >
> > I don't know what to edit in the init scripts. But if you're
> > getting to the desktop there should be an
> > Applications->System->Services with a check box for GDM/XDM.
> >
> > If that's not going to do it for you, you can always go to
> > the nearest desktop install and diff the relative scripts/dir.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --
> > David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
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