Version: (using KDE KDE 3.5.5) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages OS: Linux I am forwarding this bug from a Debian user: Package: kdm Version: 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-1 Severity: grave Hello, I recently discovered that my root partition was full. The reason was not really clear, since there were over 3gb free. I found that kdm.log files are full of crap: billions of duplicated lines, apparently comming from X server but stored there. Example: (**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2) (**) RADEON(0): RADEONSaveScreen(2) (many thousands of that) Freeing resource id=40207B4A which isn't there. Freeing resource id=40207B4A which isn't there. (many millions of that) If I look at the time stamp, I see that RADEONSaveScreen lines are added even now, while I am logged into X trough kdm already. Seriously, upstream should think about adding a simple filter for duplicates, like syslog does. Or not log the messages at all, or collect them in chunks and not store more than eg. one MB. Or both. Eduard.
important, but still only a missing feature.
I had severe data loss because of garbage-filled kdm.log file grown up to several GBs. If you do not use standard logging features, please ensure you keep your logs in sensible manner!
Also, why it is WISHLIST? The bug causes FUCKING DATA LOSS!
KDM is unmaintained and not used in KDE Plasma 5. SDDM is the login manager used in KDE Plasma 5. If you still have this same issue with SDDM, please file an issue on the SDDM bugtracker (after doing a search for existing issues first!): https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/