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From: Jan <tona_kosmicznego_smiecia@interia.pl>
Subject: bug#37423: Changing the login service from GDM to SLiM and then back
 to GDM causes a really bad loop
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:16:14 +0200
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To: Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com>
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:45:58 -0400
Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com> wrote:

> Could this be the same issue as <https://bugs.gnu.org/36508>?  In
> short, Guix doesn=E2=80=99t guarantee that the =E2=80=9Cgdm=E2=80=9D user=
 will have the same
> UID if it gets deleted and recreated (which happens when you remove
> the GDM service and add it again).  You can fix this by ensuring the
> owner of the files under =E2=80=9C/var/lib/gdm=E2=80=9D is the current =
=E2=80=9Cgdm=E2=80=9D user.
>=20
>=20
> -- Tim

Yes, this seems to be the same issue. I'll try the solution, but it
needs to be fixed anyway. Hope someone works on that.
Thanks for help!


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Jan