Comment 0 for bug 610358

Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility

How to reproduce :
- start long operations filling disk space, for example big downloads or DVD rip, etc..
- Ubuntu (gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon) pop ups messages warning that the disk has few space left, and proposes to empty trash. Remark : if the user has left his computer he will not see all these messages.
- when disk is full (less than ~10Mo, I did not check exactly), log out your session, or restart your computer

Result : it is IMPOSSIBLE to start a graphical session (Gnome, KDE, Lubuntu, Openbox, Gnome backup session...), and there is no explanation about it in GDM.
The only one working is the xterm session, which is not understandable by non-technical users.

What I propose :
- In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows for example) that "a full disk prevents from starting a graphical session" (or more generally "Ubuntu may not work properly if the disk is full or nearly full")
- In a medium term : find a way (quotas?) to ensure that the users can always start a graphical session