gdm[####]: (null): cannot open shared object file: No such..

I'm stumped by this gdm error/warning message in /var/log/messages. It
doesn't specify what library is missing. However, I'm able to login to
the desktop without any problems. I thought if I updated the gdm rpm the
message would disappear but it did not.

I've searched many a website and forum without finding a specific answer
to this problem. The other strange thing I see is that gdm has two
processes running once I enter the desktop. Maybe this could be the
cause, I don't know, just a guess. How can I eliminate this second gdm
process at startup? What could be the thing that is spawning it?

# ps -ef | grep gdm
root 2188 1 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
root 2254 2188 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
root 2258 2254 2 03:28 tty7 00:00:08 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -audit
0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7

On Jul 27, 3:40 am, linux-tek <linux-... DeleteThis @none.net> wrote:
> I'm stumped by this gdm error/warning message in /var/log/messages. It
> doesn't specify what library is missing. However, I'm able to login to
> the desktop without any problems. I thought if I updated the gdm rpm the
> message would disappear but it did not.
>
> I've searched many a website and forum without finding a specific answer
> to this problem. The other strange thing I see is that gdm has two
> processes running once I enter the desktop. Maybe this could be the
> cause, I don't know, just a guess. How can I eliminate this second gdm
> process at startup? What could be the thing that is spawning it?
>
> # ps -ef | grep gdm
> root 2188 1 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> root 2254 2188 0 03:28 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
> root 2258 2254 2 03:28 tty7 00:00:08 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -audit
> 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7

I found a answer in RedHat Bugzilla.

Bugzilla Bug 221835: gdm[XXXX]: (null): cannot open shared object
file: No such file or directory
Comment #1 From ..... on 2007-01-08 09:28 EST [reply]

that's a harmless warning related to the smart card code. It should
probably
only be printed if debugging is enabled though.