Bug 235698

Summary:	Switch user button doesn't work when multiple server definitions exist
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Stewart Adam <s.adam>
Component:	gnome-screensaver	Assignee:	Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	jmccann
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Description Stewart Adam 2007-04-09 18:03:13 UTC

Description of problem:
When multiple servers are defined, running gdmflexiserver asks 'Chooser X server
to start' so as a result when the screensaver is locked, clicking "Switch User"
has no effect since the dialog appears behind the locked screen.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gdm-2.18.0-7.fc7
gnome-screensaver-2.18.0-6.fc7

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create two or more server defs in custom.conf
2. Try to switch users while screen is locked
  
Actual results:
Dialog appears behind locked screensaver (nothing happens from the user's point
of view)

Expected results:
The dialog appears on top of the locked screen, or it just goes ahead and starts
the default server

Additional info:

Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2007-04-09 21:56:57 UTC

Might be best to just add an option to gdmflexiserver to force it to use the
default server.

Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2007-04-10 11:09:36 UTC

Turns out this is not a problem for the fus-applet, since it uses gdm socket
commands to spawn a new flexiserver. But gnome-screensaver simply runs
gdmflexiserver --start-new. As it turns out, gdmflexiserver already accepts an
X server id as last argument, so one way to improve things would be to make
gnome-screensaver run "gdmflexiserver --start-new Standard". That will work 
with multiple server definitions in the gdm configuration as long as 

a) the "Standard" server is not removed
b) the "Standard" server is flexible

Comment 3 Matthias Clasen 2007-04-10 11:27:35 UTC

This fix is in 2.18.0-7.fc7