Recommended update for gdm

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for gdm
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0271-1
Rating: low
References: #751622
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for the GNOME Display Manager (gdm) avoids that
    a second X server is being started on virtual terminal 7
    after hitting the 'switch user' button.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-gdm-7257
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-gdm-7257
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-gdm-7257

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • gdm-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-branding-upstream-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-lang-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • gdm-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-branding-upstream-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-lang-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • gdm-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-branding-upstream-2.24.0-24.89.1
    • gdm-lang-2.24.0-24.89.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/751622
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=85523b7c5b5ec3b71c2e246a3a112319