I have the same problem, first I run gdmsetup and have a lot of assertion errors:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo gdmsetup gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed then I select any of the themes installed and a lot of assertion errors again: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo gdmsetup gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_string: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_set_boolean: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_to_data: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_file_set_contents: assertion `contents != NULL || length == 0' failed gdmsetup[17783]: GLib-CRITICAL: g_key_file_free: assertion `key_file != NULL' failed any idea? this started to happen after installing some themes, can't remember wich ones, but I have tried reinstalling all of gdm, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu- themes and stuff and nothing seems to work. ** Attachment added: "the /etc/gdm directory, and /usr/share/gdm/themes directory" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13103712/etc-gdm-dir-and-usr-share-gdm-themes.tar.gz -- [gutsy] gdm (including gdmsetup) ignores or cannot access gdm.conf-custom https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195296 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs