#991880 - gdm3: Please support systemd and elogind via the logind virtual packages (original) (raw)

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Reported by: Mark Hindley leepen@debian.org

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 11:24:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version gdm3/3.38.2.1-1

Fixed in version gdm3/41.3-1

Done: Simon McVittie smcv@debian.org

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwardedto debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, debian-init-diversity@chiark.greenend.org.uk, Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#991880; Package gdm3. (Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:24:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #3 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

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Package: gdm3 Version: 3.38.2.1-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch

Dear colleagues,

Please consider adjusting the gdm3 dependencies to support libpam-elogind as well as libpam-systemd via the logind and default-logind virtual packages.

I think I remember it being said (although I cannot now find the reference, apologies if I have misremembered) that gdm3 might require systemd --user and therefore note work with elogind. However, as far as I can see, operation without systemd --user is supported and the gdm3 changelog only mentions a requirement for XDG_RUNTIME_DIR which elogind provides.

To confirm this, I have tested gdm3 with libpam-elogind and can find no breakage.

I would appreciate you considering the attached patch for the bookworm cycle.

Many thanks.

Mark

[0001-Support-libpam-elogind-and-libpam-systemd-using-logind-virtual.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

Information forwardedto debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#991880; Package gdm3. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:36:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:36:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #8 received at 991880@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

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On Wed, 4 Aug 2021 12:15:15 +0100 Mark Hindley leepen@debian.org wrote:

Package: gdm3 Version: 3.38.2.1-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch

Dear colleagues,

Please consider adjusting the gdm3 dependencies to support libpam-elogind as well as libpam-systemd via the logind and default-logind virtual packages.

I think I remember it being said (although I cannot now find the reference, apologies if I have misremembered) that gdm3 might require systemd --user and therefore note work with elogind. However, as far as I can see, operation without systemd --user is supported and the gdm3 changelog only mentions a requirement for XDG_RUNTIME_DIR which elogind provides.

To confirm this, I have tested gdm3 with libpam-elogind and can find no breakage.

I would appreciate you considering the attached patch for the bookworm cycle.

Many thanks.

Mark

I also have tested this, by making an equivs package.. gdm3 certainly works if you either build such a package which says libpam-elogind provides libpam-systemd & create a symlink such that pam_systemd.so points to pam_elogind.so

Though I suspect that changing the code to accept either would be better, since the symlink masks similar problems, such as LightDM disabling the power options in it's greeter if no such link exists...

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Message sent onto Mark Hindley <leepen@debian.org>:
Bug#991880. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:51:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #11 received at 991880-submitter@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Control: tag -1 pending

Hello,

Bug #991880 in gdm3 reported by you has been fixed in the Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gdm/-/commit/a9f1136e06619a8908fe1ae6a3d04c0683054e2b

Generically depend on any logind implementation on Linux

Closes: #991880

(this message was generated automatically)

Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/991880

**Added tag(s) pending.**Request was from Simon McVittie <noreply@salsa.debian.org>to 991880-submitter@bugs.debian.org. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:51:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Reply sentto Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 19:09:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sentto Mark Hindley <leepen@debian.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Sat, 29 Jan 2022 19:09:07 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #18 received at 991880-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Source: gdm3 Source-Version: 41.3-1 Done: Simon McVittie smcv@debian.org

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of gdm3, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 991880@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Simon McVittie smcv@debian.org (supplier of updated gdm3 package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)

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Format: 1.8 Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:28:14 +0000 Source: gdm3 Architecture: source Version: 41.3-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org Changed-By: Simon McVittie smcv@debian.org Closes: 785495 991880 Changes: gdm3 (41.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium .

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