Comment # 30 on bug 859711 from Wolfgang Bauer

(In reply to James Knott from comment #29)
> There's nothing in .xsession-errors,
.xsession-errors is empty, but you should have files named like
.xsession-error-:0.

> but every time it fails, I get this in
> kdm.log:
> 
> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> > Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
> >                   Using new definition
> > Warning:          Compat map for group 3 redefined
> >                   Using new definition
> > Warning:          Compat map for group 4 redefined
> >                   Using new definition
> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> > Warning:          Symbol map for key <RALT> redefined
> >                   Using last definition for conflicting fields
> > Warning:          Symbol map for key <KPDL> redefined
> >                   Using last definition for conflicting fields
> > Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
> >                   Ignoring extra symbols
> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server

That's normal even for local logins, and as the message indicates this is no
error.