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[Bug 1364173] Re: Xsession sourced scripts shouldn't be run using user's default shell

 

** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #338740
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338740

** Also affects: kdebase-workspace via
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338740
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Description changed:

  Recently I encountered a problem that my input method malfunctions
- because the environmental variables are wrongly set(but it is fully
+ because the environmental variables are wrongly set(which is, fully
  configured using im-config), after hours of debugging I found that it's
  Z-shell(my current default shell)'s bug that prematurely quits before
  the Xsession.d im-config input method configure script completes.
  
- While that's another Z-shell's bug, the problem is, /etc/X11/Xsession
- (and all the Xsession.d scripts it sourced)  **shouldn't** run in
- Z-shell.
+ The problem is, /etc/X11/Xsession (and all the Xsession.d scripts it sourced) **shouldn't** be run in Z-shell.  Patching /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsession # invoke global X session script. code from
+ . /etc/X11/Xsession
+ to
+ /etc/X11/Xsession
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
- Package: x11-common 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-lowlatency 3.13.11.6
- Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-lowlatency i686
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
- .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] 是個目錄: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
- .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
- .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
-  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  331.38  Wed Jan  8 18:44:57 PST 2014
-  GCC version:  gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
- .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
+ workarounded the issue (however I have no idea why).  Switching to other
+ display managers instead of KDM worked also)
  
- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
- Architecture: i386
- CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
- CompositorRunning: kwin
- CurrentDesktop: KDE
- Date: Tue Sep  2 07:18:58 2014
- DistUpgraded: 2014-04-19 12:12:02,233 DEBUG  fork pid is: 0
- DistroCodename: trusty
- DistroVariant: kubuntu
- ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
- GraphicsCard:
-  NVIDIA Corporation G92 [GeForce GTS 250] [10de:0615] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:34e7]
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-08 (542 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
- MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
- PackageArchitecture: all
- ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=aa9c6442-c0f4-4544-9f01-706d10aee605 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M splash crashkernel=384M-:128M
- SourcePackage: xorg
- UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (135 days ago)
- dmi.bios.date: 08/18/2010
- dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
- dmi.bios.version: 1101
- dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
- dmi.board.name: P7H55-M
- dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
- dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
- dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
- dmi.chassis.type: 3
- dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
- dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
- dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1101:bd08/18/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7H55-M:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
- dmi.product.name: System Product Name
- dmi.product.version: System Version
- dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
- version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1
- version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56+git1408251830.391bba~gd~t
- version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.4~git1408311930.e34a36~gd~t
- version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
- version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.4~git1408311930.e34a36~gd~t
- version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
- version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
- version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
- version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git1408211931.ba5fcc~gd~t
- version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914+git1408311930.2c564c~gd~t
- version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10+git1408170730.16c885~gd~t
- xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep  2 07:05:53 2014
- xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- xserver.errors:
+ Reproducible: Always
  
- xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
- xserver.outputs:
- 
- xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
+ Steps to Reproduce:
+ Currently there's no simple reproduce method as another software(zsh)'s bug involved.

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Title:
  Xsession sourced scripts shouldn't be run using user's default shell

Status in KDE Base Workspace:
  Unknown
Status in “kde-workspace” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Recently I encountered a problem that my input method malfunctions
  because the environmental variables are wrongly set(which is, fully
  configured using im-config), after hours of debugging I found that
  it's Z-shell(my current default shell)'s bug that prematurely quits
  before the Xsession.d im-config input method configure script
  completes.

  The problem is, /etc/X11/Xsession (and all the Xsession.d scripts it sourced) **shouldn't** be run in Z-shell.  Patching /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsession # invoke global X session script. code from
  . /etc/X11/Xsession
  to
  /etc/X11/Xsession

  workarounded the issue (however I have no idea why).  Switching to
  other display managers instead of KDM worked also)

  Reproducible: Always

  Steps to Reproduce:
  Currently there's no simple reproduce method as another software(zsh)'s bug involved.

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