Background sessions only show black screen

Bug #996502 reported by Rüdiger Kupper
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
vino (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

If multiple users are logged into desktop sessions, only the session in the foreground is correctly exported. Connecting to a background session works, but only shows a black screen.
This is independent from the VNC client (tried vinagre and remmina).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: vino 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 8 14:06:39 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: vino
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (10 days ago)

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Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in vino (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alexandre Magno (alexandre-mbm) wrote :

What is a background session? I think it's something for that I look...

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