Description of problem:

When a user (eg. root) doesn't have the files .dmrc .XClients
.XClients-default in his home directory - and at login when he choses
KDE & a different language and accepts the request for KDE & language
to be default - this does not get set.

Refs:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&postid=1345874#post1345874
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29335

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Component of the login screen?

How reproducible:

Become root. Delete files .dmrc .XClients .XClients-default and login.
You will notice it will login as GNOME. Now chose KDE at next login
and accept it as default desktop environment. Next time login in
(without chosing a session desktop environment) PRESTO! It's back to
GNOME!!

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