Thank you for your bug. Does using ctrl-alt-F1 to switch to VT works when you get that bug? Do you have any useful information to /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog? Does it happen if you log out of the desktop normally and not by stopping gdm?
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Issuing sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop causing system to hang https://launchpad.net/bugs/71687 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs