Description of problem: When doing "su -" to another user, env var GTK_IM_MODULE is not set Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): scim-1.4.4-25.fc6 Steps to Reproduce: 1. login with "A" user & do "echo $GTK_IM_MODULE" 2. open another gnome-terminal & do "su - B" 3. in B's terminal, again do "echo $GTK_IM_MODULE" Actual results: B's terminal has GTK_IM_MODULE var not set Expected results: echo $GTK_IM_MODULE should result in scim (or an IME) Additional info: None
"su -" starts a login shell with a fresh environment. Use "su" if you want to keep the users env.