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[Bug 866062] Re: SetLanguage(): Write ~/.pam_environment instead of ~/.profile

 

** Branch linked: lp:~gunnarhj/ubuntu/precise/accountsservice/lang-fix

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Title:
  SetLanguage(): Write ~/.pam_environment instead of ~/.profile

Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “accountsservice” source package in Precise:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Just discussed in #u-devel: We currently write the user's locale into
  ~/.profile, which is icky as it's a shell script. For 12.04 onward we
  ought to use ~/.pam_environment and have it set by PAM.

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