Description of problem: I can't start gnome-terminal with a command in quotes to be executed in the terminal with the -x switch. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-terminal-2.18.1-3.fc8 How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. gnome-terminal -x 'telnet <hostname>' from a terminal window. <hostname> is a functioning Telnet host I use regularly. Actual results: Popup with a popup containing the text: "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" When I click on the OK button, I am left with a terminal window that does not seem to respond to keyboard input, aside from Shift-Ctrl-Q to close the window. Expected results: Terminal window running a Telnet session Additional info: For testing purposes, I note that gnome-terminal -x 'cat ' also gives the error, whereas gnome-terminal -x 'cat' (no trailing space before the closing quote) runs the "cat" command, and terminates on a CTRL-D, as expected. Perhaps I should really be using gnome-telnet for terminal sessions to other hosts.
Still seeing the "cat" bug with version gnome-terminal-2.18.4-1.fc8.
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Well, it still fails the same way on fc10. Is this going to be fixed?