Dj YB wrote: > On Wednesday November 11 2009 00:55:45 Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Tim wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 22:26 +0200, Dj YB wrote: >>> >>>> many times it happens to me that while working, suddenly the session >>>> just end and I get the kde welcome screen. >>>> I have tried to look for a way to understand what triggers this but >>>> with no luck, I have no idea where to look, what file logs this kind >>>> of events, how can I see what program/process caused the logout...? >>>> >>> Hint: ls /var/log/Xorg* >>> >>> If it bombed out while you were idle, the usual suspect is a screen >>> saver (a buggy one, or one finding a bug in your graphics driver). >>> >> In addition, I had a power supply go wonky that ended up being the culprit. >> >> > well, i am pretty curtain my power supply is good, but say I want to be sure > as to what caused the logout, where can I see which process \ application > triggered it? > thanks > > The point being made it that it is quite unlikely that a conventional, controlled logout has occurred. Chances are good that the X server crashed or gdm crashed. Those things that crash will not bring down the system but they will get restarted and present you with a login screen. This may lead you to conclude something logged you out. Did you check the log as Tim suggested? -- Would that my hand were as swift as my tongue. -- Alfieri Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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