Sessions cannot be deleted

[Jhair]

Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.14.0-0ubuntu1
Severity: normal

System->Preferences->Sessions. Add a new Session and select it. The
session can not be deleted (Delete and Edit buttons are
dimmed). Breezy allows to delete sessions.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers dapper-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'dapper-updates'), (500, 'dapper-security'), (500, 'dapper')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-19-386
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii gconf2 2.14.0-1ubuntu1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii gnome-control-center 1:2.14.0-0ubuntu2 utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii libatk1.0-0 1.11.3-0ubuntu1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libbonobo2-0 2.14.0-0ubuntu1 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii libc6 2.3.6-0ubuntu14 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libesd-alsa0 [libesd0 0.2.36-3ubuntu2 Enlightened Sound Daemon (ALSA) -
ii libgconf2-4 2.14.0-1ubuntu1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libglib2.0-0 2.10.1-0ubuntu2 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgnome-desktop-2 2.14.0-0ubuntu2 Utility library for loading .deskt
ii libgnome2-0 2.14.0-0ubuntu1 The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii libgnomeui-0 2.14.0-0ubuntu1 The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.8.16-1ubuntu1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libice6 2:1.0.0-0ubuntu2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii liborbit2 1:2.14.0-0ubuntu1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii libpango1.0-0 1.12.0-0ubuntu1 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libsm6 2:1.0.0-0ubuntu2 X11 Session Management library
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.0-0ubuntu4 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.0-0ubuntu3 X11 authorisation library
ii libxrandr2 1:1.1.0.2-0ubuntu2 X11 RandR extension library

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii dbus 0.60-6ubuntu5 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii gnome-panel 2.14.0-0ubuntu2 launcher and docking facility for
ii metacity 1:2.14.1-0ubuntu2 A lightweight GTK2 based Window Ma
ii nautilus 2.14.0-0ubuntu3 file manager and graphical shell f

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[Sebastian Dröge (slomo)]

I can confirm this... this is definitely a bug

[Michaël Van Dorpe (michael-vandorpe)]

another confirmation here

[Michaël Van Dorpe (michael-vandorpe)]

This bug could be related (just a guess): https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/6687

[BeaMeUp (beemer)]

Confirmed here too. Found this one by accident trying to get Firestarter to load at log in. Dropped the command in the wrong place and couldn't delete it.

Workaround from mlind in Ubuntu Forums: delete ~/.gnome2/session file

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug. I've forwarded it upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336820

[David Planella (dpm)]

After applying the upstream patch to gnome-session 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 on my Dapper system, the buttons seem to be working as expected.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

This upload fixes the issue:

 gnome-session (2.14.1-0ubuntu4) dapper; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches/11_session_dialog.patch:
     - use "Sus_pend" label instead of "Sl_eep" (Ubuntu: #34152)
   * debian/patches/14_fix_session_delete_edit.patch:
     - upstream patch, allow to delete or edit a session (Ubuntu: #36738)
   * debian/patches/15_no_login_sound_possible.patch:
     - patch by Scott Robinson <email address hidden>
     - allow to use not login sound (Ubuntu: #3517)