Xubuntu/XFCE logout fails/is delayed: session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown
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Xfce4 Session |
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xfce4-session (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Often when I trying to logout from Xubuntu/XFCE (12.04) (using the GUI logout dialog) just nothing happens at first. If I then try to log out once more, I get an error message saying
"Failed to log out. Session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown."
After waiting some 10 seconds or so, I will eventually be logged out. Since XFWM is not started on the next boot/login, I first thought the bug might me somewhere in XFWM, but actually it happens _as well_ when using KWin as window manager. Funnily enough, however, KWin is restarted on restart/re-login.
This bug is somehow described in #978333 (https:/
Note: This behavior was already present in the previous release (11.10).
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Update: when I uncheck "save session on logout" in XFCE's settings manager (and then on the logout dialog as well), logout just works fine and instantly. For me, this a valid workaround and the culprit seems to be somewhere inside that session save feature.