Hi, gdm not starting. In small steps: * Jeff Jansen wrote: > http://linux-vserver.org/Upstart_issues > > http://wiki.raceme.org/dokuwiki/tof:computer:vserver:upstart_ubuntu_lucid thx. I did echo plain > /etc/vservers/<vservername>/apps/init/style and ubuntu starts. I moved some other scripts in /etc/init.d/ and /etc/init/, did some other stuff like mentioned in http://wiki.raceme.org/dokuwiki/tof:computer:vserver:upstart_ubuntu_lucid and I can enter ubuntu. rex5:~# vserver xubu1004 enter root@xubuntu104:/# Now I want to start gdm to log in: root@xubuntu104:/etc# service gdm start gdm start/running, process 10097 root@xubuntu104:/etc# ps ax | grep gdm 10211 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/bash /etc/gdm/failsafeXServer 10226 ? S 0:00 xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -- /usr/bin/X -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log 10232 pts/3 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto gdm is gdm running? After about 20 seconds the gdm disappears automatically from process list: root@xubuntu104:/etc# ps ax | grep gdm 10236 pts/3 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto gdm root@xubuntu104:/# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "vesa" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Device "Configured Video Device" EndSection /etc/gdm/custom.conf: ===================== [daemon] DefaultSession=xubuntu [xdmcp] Enable=true DisplaysPerHost=5 Port=177 [security] DisallowTCP=false [debug] Enable=true [greeter] IncludeAll=true Why is X starting? Can I tell gdm somewhere not to start X? xinit seems to do that. On SuSE systems there a option that kdm should not start X. Where is the option here? Or some complication with vserver? thx Eckard