Entered /etc/init.d/gdm3 start from a root console. Response was to check systemctl status gdm.service and journalctl -xn. A script of the output of these entries:
Script started on Tue 05 May 2015 10:58:05 AM EDT [01;35mZebra:~# [00msystemctl status gdm.service [1;31m●[0m gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/gdm.service; enabled) Active: [1;31mfailed[0m (Result: start-limit) since Tue 2015-05-05 10:57:11 EDT; 1min 28s ago Process: 1920 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/sbin/gdm3" ] [1;31m(code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)[0m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mgdm.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1[0m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to start GNOME Display Manager.[0m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mUnit gdm.service entered failed state.[0m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to enqueue OnFailure= job: Invalid argument[0m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mgdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.[0m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to start GNOME Display Manager.[0m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mUnit gdm.service entered failed state.[0m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to enqueue OnFailure= job: Invalid argument[0m [01;35mZebra:~# [00mjournalctl -xn -- Logs begin at Tue 2015-05-05 10:37:24 EDT, end at Tue 2015-05-05 10:57:11 EDT. --[m May 05 10:57:08 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mUnit gdm.service entered failed state.[0m[m May 05 10:57:08 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to enqueue OnFailure= job: Invalid argument[0m[m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mgdm.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1[0m[m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to start GNOME Display Manager.[0m[m -- Subject: Unit gdm.service has failed[m -- Defined-By: systemd[m -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel[m -- [m -- Unit gdm.service has failed.[m -- [m -- The result is failed.[m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mUnit gdm.service entered failed state.[0m[m May 05 10:57:09 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to enqueue OnFailure= job: Invalid argument[0m[m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mgdm.service start request repeated too quickly, refusing to start.[0m[m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to start GNOME Display Manager.[0m[m -- Subject: Unit gdm.service has failed[m -- Defined-By: systemd[m -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel[m -- [m -- Unit gdm.service has failed.[m -- [m -- The result is failed.[m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;39mUnit gdm.service entered failed state.[0m[m May 05 10:57:11 Zebra systemd[1]: [1;31mFailed to enqueue OnFailure= job: Invalid argument[0m[m [K[01;35mZebra:~# [00mexit Script done on Tue 05 May 2015 10:59:22 AM EDT How do I correct this problem? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150505151314.ga27...@tomgeorge.info
