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[Bug 693446] [NEW] Switch user loses session and logs out

 

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Binary package hint: gdm

When using switch user, the original user gets logged out.

More detail:
- First user logs in.
- "Switch user" -- login screen shows first user still logged in.
- Second user logs in.
- Second user logs out.
- Login screen shows first user logged out. First user can log in again but original session has been lost.

Error message in the GDM logs:

Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file
/var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/102269cdd64f9053f9128325589418062200000038330002.ms:
Failed to open file
'/var/lib/gdm/.config/metacity/sessions/102269cdd64f9053f9128325589418062200000038330002.ms':
No such file or directory

Canonical says, "when you switch user it creates a saved session, but
upon return that file is gone."

I have attached my logs from /var/log/gdm.

System: Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.1 LTS 64-bit with all updates installed.
Synaptic reports gdm version 2.30.2.is.2.30.0-0ubuntu4.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gdm 2.30.2.is.2.30.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 5bf569339afeaacf6d8dcc180d0a06f0
CheckboxSystem: b1865df84255b8716d3bcc269ff410d1
Date: Wed Dec 22 15:37:25 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm

** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Invalid


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug gdm lucid switch user
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Switch user loses session and logs out
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/693446
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