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Bug
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Resolution: Done-Errata
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Normal
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rhel-9.4
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None
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systemd-252-23.el9
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None
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None
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rhel-sst-cs-plumbers
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ssg_core_services
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26
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3
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False
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None
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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None
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Pass
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None
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x86_64
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None
What were you trying to do that didn't work?
The customer needs to configure StopIdleSessionSec in /etc/systemd/logind.conf, but it killing GDM leaving blank console with flashing underscore.
How reproducible:
Everytime
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REPRODUCER
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- Install RHEL8.9, select Workstation.
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cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.9 (Ootpa)
rpm -q systemd gdm
systemd-239-78.el8.x86_64
gdm-40.0-27.el8.x86_64
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- Add StopIdleSessionSec=100 to /etc/systemd/logind.conf:
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[root@localhost ~]# grep -v ^# /etc/systemd/logind.conf
[Login]
StopIdleSessionSec=100
~~~
- Restart the service:
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~]# systemctl restart systemd-logind
~~~
- Login again with user and password. The console is black with a flashing underscore. But if I enter Ctrl+C, the login screen appears again and after enter user and password the login is successful.
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Expected results
Login screen should get locked after mentioned time.
Actual results
The console is black with a flashing underscore.
- clones
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RHEL-19215 Idle session setting kills the GDM process
- Integration
- links to
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RHSA-2023:125388 systemd bug fix and enhancement update
- mentioned on