Thanks for the response Grant. Here is the result of running the gnome-terminal command directly. My guess is that the next gnome-terminal update will fix this problem. michael@michael-laptop:~$ gnome-terminal --geometry=80x24-0+25 --title="Local Host" -e "sh -c \"ssh localhost\"" (gnome-terminal:8230): GLib-CRITICAL **: unquote_string_inplace: assertion `err == NULL || *err == NULL' failed *** glibc detected *** gnome-terminal: free(): invalid pointer: 0xb7f6dc40 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb750b975] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x90)[0xb750f3e0] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_free+0x31)[0xb7739c21] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_error_free+0x29)[0xb7722c39] gnome-terminal[0x805e510] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb773f647] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb773fb94] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_option_context_parse+0x3bd)[0xb774006d] /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0(gnome_program_parse_args+0xe1)[0xb7e920b1] /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0[0xb7e933bd] /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0(gnome_program_init+0x71)[0xb7e936f1] gnome-terminal[0x805f193] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0)[0xb74b6450] gnome-terminal[0x8054761] ======= Memory map: ======== 08048000-08081000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049143 /usr/bin/gnome-terminal 08081000-08083000 rwxp 00039000 08:01 1049143 /usr/bin/gnome-terminal 08083000-080ac000 rwxp 08083000 00:00 0 [heap] b6900000-b6921000 rwxp b6900000 00:00 0 b6921000-b6a00000 ---p b6921000 00:00 0 b6adf000-b6ae8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342925 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_files-2.7.so b6ae8000-b6aea000 rwxp 00008000 08:01 2342925 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_files-2.7.so b6aea000-b6af2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342927 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_nis-2.7.so b6af2000-b6af4000 rwxp 00007000 08:01 2342927 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_nis-2.7.so b6af4000-b6afb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342923 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_compat-2.7.so b6afb000-b6afd000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 2342923 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnss_compat-2.7.so b6b11000-b6b50000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1114402 /usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_CTYPE b6b50000-b6c30000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1114403 /usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8/LC_COLLATE b6c30000-b6c33000 rwxp b6c30000 00:00 0 b6c33000-b6c36000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310467 /lib/libgpg-error.so.0.3.0 b6c36000-b6c37000 rwxp 00002000 08:01 2310467 /lib/libgpg-error.so.0.3.0 b6c37000-b6c38000 rwxp b6c37000 00:00 0 b6c38000-b6c3c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049471 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 b6c3c000-b6c3d000 rwxp 00003000 08:01 1049471 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 b6c3d000-b6c73000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310167 /lib/libsepol.so.1 b6c73000-b6c74000 rwxp 00035000 08:01 2310167 /lib/libsepol.so.1 b6c74000-b6c7e000 rwxp b6c74000 00:00 0 b6c7e000-b6cc9000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310472 /lib/libgcrypt.so.11.2.3 b6cc9000-b6ccb000 rwxp 0004a000 08:01 2310472 /lib/libgcrypt.so.11.2.3 b6ccb000-b6cda000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049821 /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3.0.12 b6cda000-b6cdb000 rwxp 0000e000 08:01 1049821 /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3.0.12 b6cdb000-b6cef000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342922 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnsl-2.7.so b6cef000-b6cf1000 rwxp 00013000 08:01 2342922 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libnsl-2.7.so b6cf1000-b6cf4000 rwxp b6cf1000 00:00 0 b6cf4000-b6db7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1050047 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 b6db7000-b6dbc000 rwxp 000c2000 08:01 1050047 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 b6dbc000-b6dc2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1048837 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 b6dc2000-b6dc3000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 1048837 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 b6dc3000-b6dcd000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310762 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b6dcd000-b6dce000 rwxp 0000a000 08:01 2310762 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 b6dce000-b6eb6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049156 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b6eb6000-b6eb9000 r-xp 000e8000 08:01 1049156 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b6eb9000-b6ebb000 rwxp 000eb000 08:01 1049156 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.9 b6ebb000-b6ec2000 rwxp b6ebb000 00:00 0 b6ec2000-b6ef0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049925 /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0.9.6 b6ef0000-b6ef1000 rwxp 0002e000 08:01 1049925 /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0.9.6 b6ef1000-b6f13000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049527 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.15.0 b6f13000-b6f14000 rwxp 00022000 08:01 1049527 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.15.0 b6f14000-b6f16000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049400 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 b6f16000-b6f17000 rwxp 00001000 08:01 1049400 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 b6f17000-b6f36000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1048607 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.5.2 b6f36000-b6f38000 rwxp 0001e000 08:01 1048607 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.5.2 b6f38000-b6f4f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049300 /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1.0.0 b6f4f000-b6f50000 rwxp 00016000 08:01 1049300 /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1.0.0 b6f50000-b6f51000 rwxp b6f50000 00:00 0 b6f51000-b6f52000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049341 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0.0.0 b6f52000-b6f53000 rwxp 00000000 08:01 1049341 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0.0.0 b6f53000-b6f79000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049229 /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3.12.1 b6f79000-b6f7a000 rwxp 00026000 08:01 1049229 /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3.12.1 b6f7a000-b6f8e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310169 /lib/libselinux.so.1 b6f8e000-b6f90000 rwxp 00013000 08:01 2310169 /lib/libselinux.so.1 b6f90000-b6f92000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342935 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libutil-2.7.so b6f92000-b6f94000 rwxp 00001000 08:01 2342935 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libutil-2.7.so b6f94000-b6fa3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342931 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv-2.7.so b6fa3000-b6fa5000 rwxp 0000f000 08:01 2342931 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv-2.7.so b6fa5000-b6fa8000 rwxp b6fa5000 00:00 0 b6fa8000-b6fb6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049511 /usr/lib/libavahi-client.so.3.2.4 b6fb6000-b6fb7000 rwxp 0000e000 08:01 1049511 /usr/lib/libavahi-client.so.3.2.4 b6fb7000-b6fc1000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049046 /usr/lib/libavahi-common.so.3.5.0 b6fc1000-b6fc2000 rwxp 0000a000 08:01 1049046 /usr/lib/libavahi-common.so.3.5.0 b6fc2000-b6fc4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049451 /usr/lib/libavahi-glib.so.1.0.1 b6fc4000-b6fc5000 rwxp 00001000 08:01 1049451 /usr/lib/libavahi-glib.so.1.0.1 b6fc5000-b7038000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1050090 /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.13.9.1 b7038000-b703e000 rwxp 00073000 08:01 1050090 /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.13.9.1 b703e000-b7072000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1051740 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3.4.0 b7072000-b7073000 rwxp 00034000 08:01 1051740 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3.4.0 b7073000-b708d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049495 /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2.1.0 b708d000-b708e000 rwxp 0001a000 08:01 1049495 /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2.1.0 b708e000-b708f000 rwxp b708e000 00:00 0 b708f000-b70bc000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310461 /lib/libncurses.so.5.6 b70bc000-b70bf000 rwxp 0002c000 08:01 2310461 /lib/libncurses.so.5.6 b70bf000-b70d3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049736 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3 b70d3000-b70d4000 rwxp 00013000 08:01 1049736 /usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3 b70d4000-b7140000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2801727 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.16 b7140000-b7144000 rwxp 0006b000 08:01 2801727 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.16 b7144000-b714e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049982 /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b714e000-b714f000 rwxp 0000a000 08:01 1049982 /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b714f000-b7176000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049868 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b7176000-b7177000 rwxp 00027000 08:01 1049868 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b7177000-b7178000 rwxp b7177000 00:00 0 b7178000-b717f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1050564 /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b717f000-b7180000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 1050564 /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.1903.0 b7180000-b7191000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1048853 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2 b7191000-b7192000 rwxp 00010000 08:01 1048853 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2 b7192000-b7199000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2342932 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt-2.7.so b7199000-b719b000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 2342932 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt-2.7.so b719b000-b719f000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1050900 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 b719f000-b71a0000 rwxp 00003000 08:01 1050900 /usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.so.0.1.0 b71a0000-b71a7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 2310251 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 b71a7000-b71a8000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 2310251 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 b71a8000-b71a9000 rwxp b71a8000 00:00 0 b71a9000-b71cb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1051440 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 b71cb000-b71ce000 rwxp 00021000 08:01 1051440 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 b71ce000-b71d7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1051201 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 b71d7000-b71d8000 rwxp 00009000 08:01 1051201 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 b71d8000-b71ed000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049166 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0 b71ed000-b71ee000 rwxp 00014000 08:01 1049166 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0 b71ee000-b71f0000 rwxp b71ee000 00:00 0 b71f0000-b71f7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049609 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0 b71f7000-b71f8000 rwxp 00006000 08:01 1049609 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0 b71f8000-b7206000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1049302 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 b7206000-b7207000 rwxp 0000e000 08:01 1049302 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 b7207000-b7208000 rwxp b7207000 00:00 0 b7208000-b720c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 1051324 /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0.1504.0 b720c000-b720d000 rwxp 00003000 08:01 1051324 /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0.1504.0 b720d000-b7222000 r-xp 0000000Aborted (core dumped)