Bug 317822 - Invalid errors generated by kdm_config in /var/log/messages
Summary: Invalid errors generated by kdm_config in /var/log/messages
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kdm
Classification: Miscellaneous
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdm bugs tracker
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Reported: 2013-04-04 12:15 UTC by Ian Powell
Modified: 2018-04-16 20:26 UTC (History)
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Grep of messages file for all messages for a date (138.61 KB, application/octet-stream)
2013-04-04 12:17 UTC, Ian Powell 		Details
kdmrc file as referenced my messages in messages file (1.17 KB, application/octet-stream)
2013-04-04 12:19 UTC, Ian Powell 		Details
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Description Ian Powell 2013-04-04 12:15:02 UTC 
I've just been through my "/var/log/messages" file looking for some errors displayed (too fast to read) when booting up between grub and "kdm" login.

I saw these comments in the "messages" so i checked the "/usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc" file and there are no "multiple occurrences" of either sections or keys.

2013-04-04T09:10:40.555729+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of section [General] in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc. Consider merging them.
2013-04-04T09:10:40.557071+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of section [X-*-Core] in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc. Consider merging them.
2013-04-04T09:10:40.557251+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of section [X-*-Greeter] in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc. Consider merging them.
2013-04-04T09:10:40.557452+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'Language' in section [X-*-Greeter] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.557666+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'ShowUsers' in section [X-*-Greeter] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.557870+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'Theme' in section [X-*-Greeter] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.558049+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'UseBackground' in section [X-*-Greeter] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.558223+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'UseTheme' in section [X-*-Greeter] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.558399+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of section [X-:*-Core] in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc. Consider merging them.
2013-04-04T09:10:40.558591+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'AllowShutdown' in section [X-:*-Core] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc
2013-04-04T09:10:40.558775+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of section [X-:0-Core] in /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc. Consider merging them.
2013-04-04T09:10:40.559581+01:00 linux-1b0m kdm_config[2160]: Multiple occurrences of key 'AutoLoginEnable' in section [X-:0-Core] of /usr/share/kde4/config/kdm/kdmrc


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot up system
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3.
Actual Results:  
Messages appear in /var/log/messages

Expected Results:  
Not to see errors if there are none

System still works fine but its something that needs fixing
Comment 1 Ian Powell 2013-04-04 12:17:53 UTC 
Created attachment 78627 [details]
Grep of messages file for all messages for a date
Comment 2 Ian Powell 2013-04-04 12:19:48 UTC 
Created attachment 78629 [details]
kdmrc file as referenced my messages in messages file
Comment 3 Oswald Buddenhagen 2013-04-04 13:01:55 UTC 
i haven't heard such a thing before, and the code didn't change upstream in a decade.
i suggest you report this to suse instead.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2018-04-16 20:26:06 UTC 
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/