https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774555 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774555#c0 Summary: xdm startup: Starting service kdmln: Symlink »/var/run/displaymanager.pid« can't be created: The file already exists Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.2 Version: RC 2 Platform: Other OS/Version: openSUSE 12.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: bnc-team-xorg-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: suse-beta@cboltz.de QAContact: xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Found By: Beta-Customer Blocker: --- (Factory from 2012-08-02) My boot messages contain the following: xdm[3294]: Starting service kdmln: Symbolische Verknüpfung »/var/run/displaymanager.pid« konnte nicht angelegt werden: Die Datei existiert bereits (translated: Symlink »/var/run/displaymanager.pid« can't be created: The file already exists) xdm[3294]: ..failed Failed to start LSB: X Display Manager [FAILED] See 'systemctl status xdm.service' for details. The systemctl output only contains some syntax complaints about my kdmrc, so it doesn't make much sense to attach it to this bugreport. Creating the symlink is probably done in /etc/init.d/xdm. Fortunately I "only" get an annoying error message, but X works without problems. # ls -l /var/run/displaymanager.pid lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 28. Jun 18:54 /var/run/displaymanager.pid -> /var/run/kdm.pid I boot/shutdown my system daily, which means the symlink still exists from one of the previous boots. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.