Slow login from GDM

[Matt Price]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 03:56:50PM -0400, Alexander Kirillov wrote:
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> Martin Lorentzson Wrote: 
> > I'm having problem with slow login.  From the point where I've given
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> > my password on the GDM screen, it takes five minutes or so until I get
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> > the Gnome splash.
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> > 
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> > Note that once logged in, the system runs perfectly, with no problems
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> > whatsoever.  GDM starts without delay so I don't think it's an X
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> > issue.  The logs does not seem to give any indication that there's
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> > something unusual going on.
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> > 
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> > I had this problem in Warty as well.  I have since changed my
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> > motherboard and CPU but no change.  It is not a problem related to my
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> > user since all users on this box has the same problem.
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> > 
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> > Do anyone have any hints on how I can debug this problem?  Is there
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> > someway to setup a log of what happens when I log in?  Any pointers
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> > are most welcome; I'm getting a little tired of this.
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> > 
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> > This is a an AMD Sempron 2600+
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> > 
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> > /Martin Lorentzson
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> > ubuntu-users mailing list
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> > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
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> Can you login on first virtual terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+F1; to get back
> press Alt+F7)? How long does it take? 
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> If it works fast, try logging in from GDM screen, and while the system
> is doing this, switch to VT1, login as root, and run ps. It will show
> you running processes - this might give some idea what is going on.
> 

I think you mean "run top" -- which will show the CPU and memory usage
of active processes dynamically.  

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