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** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  gdm's metacity stays running in the session that's started

Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I'm running a system with both KDE and Gnome installed.
  The login manager is gdm, but most of the time I then start from that a KDE plasma session.

  Occasionally the KDE session isn't started properly and I find that
  the 'metacity' window manager is running (but with most of the KDE
  processes).

  Worryingly this metacity seems to be owned by 'gdm' which makes me
  regard this as a security issue - I shouldn't have any X clients
  running by a priveliged user in my session.

  dg@major:~$ xlsclients
  major  kded4
  major  kded4
  major  /usr/bin/kglobalaccel
  major  /usr/bin/kglobalaccel
  major  ksmserver
  major  ksmserver
  major  /usr/bin/knotify4
  major  /usr/bin/knotify4
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
  major  /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  <repeated ....>
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/kuiserver
  major  /usr/bin/kuiserver
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  <repeated>
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_contacts_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_vcard_resource
  major  /usr/bin/akonadi_vcard_resource
  major  /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
  major  /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/krunner
  major  /usr/bin/krunner
  major  /usr/bin/krunner
  major  /usr/bin/nepomukcontroller
  major  /usr/bin/nepomukcontroller
  major  kmix
  major  kmix
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  kmix
  major  kmix
  major  kmix
  major  /usr/bin/printer-applet
  major  /usr/bin/printer-applet
  major  /usr/bin/klipper
  major  /usr/bin/klipper
  major  /usr/bin/klipper
  major  /usr/bin/printer-applet
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/plasma-desktop
  major  /usr/bin/krunner
  major  /usr/bin/rekonq
  major  /usr/bin/rekonq
  major  /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kpackagekitsmarticon
  major  /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kpackagekitsmarticon
  major  metacity
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  /usr/bin/rekonq
  major  /usr/bin/konsole
  major  nautilus
  major  wicd-client.py
  major  chromium-browser
  major  rekonq
  major  npviewer.bin
  major  /usr/bin/rekonq
  major  kmix

  dg@major:~$ ps -eaf|grep metacity
  gdm       1815     1  0 12:41 ?        00:00:00 metacity
  dg        3840  3093  0 12:50 pts/12   00:00:00 grep metacity

  I'd seen this on Natty with the Gnome 3 ppa installed, but that's been
  purged now and I'm running OO without ppa.

  Dave

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-7.9-generic 3.0.0
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-7-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: f2d10bd9f943a85b486a282e7840a570
  CheckboxSystem: 0531969bcfd4f03af7405c98dc94a948
  Date: Sun Aug  7 12:44:43 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gdm
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-31 (7 days ago)

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