Also the case for a fresh 12.10 installation with gnome-shell and gdm as default.
/var/log/boot.log shows * Starting LightDM Display ManagerESC[74G[ OK ] * Stopping LightDM Display ManagerESC[74G[ OK ] At the time that happens, gdm has already been started. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1115225 Title: after switch to kdm, lightdm starts and stops at boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1115225/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs