MDK 9.1 KDE logout problem

Hey all.

I've got 9.1 installed on three different machines and all have this problem.

I use the KDE desktop and sometimes when I select '"Logout" I get the standard dialog box where I can choose to "Log in as a different user", "Turn off computer" or "Restart Computer".
Most of the time however, I get a dialog which is just a yes/no log out box. If I select 'yes', the X server restarts and I get the option to login, halt, or reboot*.
So in effect, most of the time when I want to shutdown I have to go through the process of "Logout" -> "Halt" -> "Really Halt?" - trust me it gets annoying.

* Two of the machines are dual boot, and normally I get the option to select the OS to reboot to. Half of the time however, this screen is blank (rather than having Failsafe, Linux and Win2k), and so all I can do is Halt.

Also, URPMIing the KDE updates did not help.

Any ideas?
TIA.

manpage
If you go to Configuration > Control Centre > Session Manager
You should find the options you are looking for,
If you are getting two different messages from time to time, it could be that you have two different session managers loaded on, as I found that I had done at one stage, uninstalling one of them fixed my system.
Hope that helps

ellyaht, thanks for the feedback.

Any idea what session managers I should or shouldn't have?
If so, let me know and I'll check to see what I've got.

Thanks.

Hi
I'm in the same case than manpage, exactly the same! ellyaht can you explain step-by-step what did you do to fix it? Thanks!!

Yup, same prob here!

Just looked into the session manager stuff.
There's 'kdm' (default kde session manager) and 'mdkkdm' (Mandrake's version of the kde session manager).
Can anyone who does not have this problem tell me which one they're running?
As for the people who have this problem, open an xterm and do:
rpm -qa | grep kdm
in an xterm and paste the result into this thread.
Thanks.

Manpage,

I have tried to rack my tired brain, and cannot remember the datails. But, check your settings.
Mandrake Control Centre > Hardware > Display Manager Chooser > select mdkkdm
I have a dim recollection of XDM creating problems. I currently have mdkkdm selected.

Sorry I can't help more.

Thanks for the help ellyaht.

I've found the solution to this problem, it's basically related to Mandrake's implementation of KDE 3.1. The details can be found here:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48712

I've since updated to KDE 3.1.3 and this appears to have fixed the problem. To those of you who want to follow suit, do this:

urpmi.addmedia texstar ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/dist...drake/9.1/rpms
with hdlist.cz

wget -O -
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/dist...ey/pubring.gpg
| gpg --import

urpmi kdebase

Say yes to dependency list and wait for the package updates to download (not dial up friendly as it will be 120-140 MB depending on your KDE install).

Other than fixing this bug, there are a number of others addressed including a security issue with Konqueror.

Originally posted by manpage urpmi.addmedia texstar ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/mandrake/9.1/rpms with hdlist.cz wget -O - ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/mandrake/gpgkey/pubring.gpg | gpg --import urpmi kdebase

Got rid of the shortened urls for easier pasting

Yeah thanks for that, I should've checked the post...
Update on the problem: still not fixed!
It appeared to be ok for a while but next time I rebooted I once again lost the dialog box with the dragon icon, and instead received the 'logout' yes/no dialog.
I did a urpme mdkkdm && urpmi mddkdm, but this made no difference.

do you have automatic logon enabled? I remember reading somewhere that having auto logon enabled causes the kind of behavior you describe.

Yes I do as it happens.
The one machine that doesn't have this problem is my work box, which for obvious reasons I have this option disabled.
I think you've nailed it - thanks!

I have a related problem.

The computer is set for dual-boot of Windows XP and MDK 9.1. The default OS is Windows. In MDK, automatic login is off; instead a menu of users (including root) displays, and I click the user I want to login as.

WINDOWS
Choosing these logut/shutdown options results in this behaviour:
Log out: lets me log in again
Shut down: switches computer off
Restart: exits Windows and boots with LiLo boot menu to select OS

MANDRAKE
Choosing these logut/shutdown options results in this behaviour:
Log out: hangs (expect to see either LiLo or login list of users)
Shut down: switches computer off (Okay as expected)
Restart: hangs (expect to see LiLo again)
After hard restarting (switch off then on!), the LiLo loader messages advise abnormal exit and request check of file system.

Any ideas?

Originally posted by hfinger I have a related problem. The computer is set for dual-boot of Windows XP and MDK 9.1. The default OS is Windows. In MDK, automatic login is off; instead a menu of users (including root) displays, and I click the user I want to login as.

Same thing here. Except I only see the user group users, not root

[B} WINDOWS Choosing these logut/shutdown options results in this behaviour: ....clipped................. MANDRAKE Choosing these logut/shutdown options results in this behaviour: Shut down: switches computer off (Okay as expected) Restart: hangs (expect to see LiLo again) After hard restarting (switch off then on!), the LiLo loader messages advise abnormal exit and request check of file system. Any ideas? [/B]

Almost the same problem here. If I select Shut Down, LiLo still hangs.

Quick fix - Config->Mandrake Control Center->Hardware->Xfdrake Graphic setup->Options....set X not to start automatically.

Logout

Login as root and startx

Logout

Login as user and startx, then set X to autostart again if you like. Fixed problem for me.

Where is the option to turn off auto login again?