--- /usr/share/gdm/guest-session/guest-session-setup.sh~	2008-10-30 15:53:53.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/share/gdm/guest-session/guest-session-setup.sh	2008-11-11 23:42:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 # create temporary home directory
 HOME=`mktemp -td guest-home.XXXXXX`
 mount -t tmpfs -o mode=700 none "$HOME" || { rm -rf "$HOME"; exit 1; }
-chown $USER:$USER "$HOME"
+cp -r /etc/skel/* "$HOME" 
+chown -R $USER:$USER "$HOME"
 usermod -d "$HOME" "$USER"
 
 # disable screensaver, to avoid locking guest out of itself (no password)