gdm doesn't source ~/.bash_profile

Bug #38543 reported by Richard Laager
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gdm (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Things I put in my ~/.bash_profile are not being picked up. I believe GDM should source ~/.bash_profile.

This has been mentioned various places before:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-list/2006-February/msg00005.html
http://www.tortonesi.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2005/10/05#fixes-20051005

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Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis) wrote : Re: [Bug 38543] gdm doesn't source ~/.bash_profile

 status Rejected

GDM doesn't start bash, so .bash_profile should not be used at all.

Changed in gdm:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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