The new gdm doesn't give an option to run /etc/X11/Xsession
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm |
Unknown
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Medium
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gdm (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Martin Pitt | ||
Karmic |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Lucid |
Won't Fix
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
SRU INFORMATION:
TEST CASE:
* create an ~/.xsession script:
echo "exec xterm" > ~/.xsession
chmod 755 ~/.xsession
* Log out, check which session you have selected (presumably GNOME), and check that you get GNOME when logging back in
* Log out, switch the session to ~/.xsession, and check that you get a session with a single xterm window. (Type "exit" to close it)
* Remove ~/.xsession, log out, back in, and check that you get a standard GNOME session even with the ~/.xsession session selected.
PATCH:
* http://
* http://
REGRESSION POTENTIAL: There might be flaws or custom configurations where ~/.xsession is run even with a different session selected in gdm. Having ~/.xsession is a rather uncommon situation in the first place, though; this scenario should be tested during verification. (Martin Pitt already did that on his machine)
Binary package hint: gdm
Gdm 2.26.1-0ubuntu5 in Ubuntu Karmic ignores .xsession file and doesn't start my prefered window manager.
Changed in gdm: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) → Martin Pitt (pitti) |
summary: |
- The new gdm doesn't give an option to use .xsession + The new gdm doesn't give an option to run /etc/X11/Xsession |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
milestone: | none → lucid-updates |
tags: | added: regression-release |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | Martin Pitt (pitti) → Sebastien Bacher (seb128) |
assignee: | Sebastien Bacher (seb128) → nobody |
Changed in gdm: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | New → Unknown |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Incomplete |
Thank you for your bug report, what session do you select?