https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725951 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725951#c0 Summary: gdm fails to start - can't connect to system bus Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Factory Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: GNOME AssignedTo: bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: RBrownCCB@opensuse.org QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Machine running openSUSE Factory + Gnome:Factory + Gnome:Apps for Factory last zypper dup'd at approx 11:30 UTC on 22/10/2011 When booting, systemd fails to start xdm.service Rebooting with systemd being verbose shows that the root cause is gdm failing to start with the following error ** (gdm:1043): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/gdm: 1 After the machine has booted, the file most certainly exists, and starting the service manually with systemctl start xdm.service works So I'm guessing this is some sort of timing issue, but as I'm new to systemd I'm not sure where to look next, help! -- 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.