"Ubuntu" and "Ubuntu on Xorg" randomly start the same session (maybe Wayland maybe Xorg)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
gdm |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
|||
gdm3 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Iain Lane | ||
gnome-session (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Test case:
Do a fresh install of current image (july 19 here
Boot up, check selected session at the greeter - it will say "ubuntu"
Log in, ck. env., it will actually be ubuntu-wayland
Ex.
$ env | grep -i wayland
DESKTOP_
WAYLAND_
XDG_SESSION_
XDG_SESSION_
GDMSESSION=
Test 2:
From above log out, switch session in greeter to wayland on ubuntu,, switch back to ubuntu, login.
Now you'll be in an ubuntu session
Test 3:
log out from above ubuntu session, log into ubuntu-wayland session, reboot.
At greeter notice it says "ubuntu" selected.
Login, ck. session. You'll actually be in an ubuntu-wayland session
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubuntu-session 3.24.1-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.11.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.5-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Tue Jul 18 21:48:10 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-19 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170718)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
CVE References
description: | updated |
tags: | added: julyshakedown |
affects: | gdm → ubuntu |
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: wayland |
affects: | gdm (Ubuntu) → gdm3 (Ubuntu) |
Changed in gnome-session (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → New |
summary: |
- On fresh install or fresh boot greeter always show "ubuntu" though - selected session may be ubuntu-wayland + "Ubuntu" and "Ubuntu on Xorg" randomly start the same session (maybe + Wayland maybe Xorg) |
Changed in gdm3 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in gnome-session (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in gnome-session: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
tags: | added: rls-aa-incoming |
Changed in gnome-session: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
affects: | gnome-session → gdm |
In other words the greeter will always show "ubuntu" as selected even if last session was ubuntu-wayland