Description of problem: Gnome-session crashes shortly after login and the user is dumped back to GDM, wondering WTF happened and unable to access their desktop. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-session-2.26.1-1.fc11.i586 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Login 2. Ensure session preferences are set to save running programme state on logout 3. run the following command: xterm -geometry 80x50 +sb -e rpine (where rpine is a script that just runs my alpine MUA with the right args) 4. Now logout 5. Try and login again Actual results: It's no longer possible to get to a working GNOME desktop. User is dumped back to GDM while their desktop is being constructed. Message similar to following is left in syslog: Jun 21 18:11:28 xxxx gnome-session[2339]: WARNING: Could not launch application '10df595825f553b994124507707772408800000042270025.desktop': Unable to start application: Text ended before matching quote was found for '. (The text was 'xterm -xtsessionID 10df595825f553b994124507707772408800000042270025 -geometry 80x50 '+sb') Followed by: Jun 21 18:11:29 xxxx gdm[2485]: ******************* START ********************************** Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: [New Thread 0xb7e28b70 (LWP 2434)] Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: 0x00adc424 in __kernel_vsyscall () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #0 0x00adc424 in __kernel_vsyscall () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #1 0x0054fd6b in waitpid () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #2 0x0805f0d1 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #3 0x0805f1bf in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #4 <signal handler called> Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #5 0x00525f48 in free () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #6 0x006b12b6 in g_free () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #7 0x006c9be0 in g_strfreev () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #8 0x0806c725 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #9 0x0806cedf in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #10 0x08050f78 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #11 0x08063556 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #12 0x0069ab77 in g_hash_table_find () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #13 0x08063bd7 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #14 0x08063d06 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #15 0x007abc0c in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #16 0x0079e332 in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #17 0x007b39a8 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #18 0x007b4d1d in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #19 0x007b51a6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #20 0x0804fcf1 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #21 0x08067c4e in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #22 0x08057028 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #23 0x0079e332 in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #24 0x007b39a8 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #25 0x007b4ba8 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #26 0x007b51a6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #27 0x080546b0 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #28 0x003925f8 in _SmsProcessMessage () from /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #29 0x00383de2 in IceProcessMessages () from /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #30 0x08055281 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #31 0x006df72b in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #32 0x006a8d78 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #33 0x006ac310 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #34 0x006ac77f in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #35 0x05834029 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #36 0x08060b5b in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #37 0x004c8a66 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #38 0x0804f751 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: Thread 2 (Thread 0xb7e28b70 (LWP 2434)): Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #0 0x00adc424 in __kernel_vsyscall () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #1 0x00580bfb in read () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #2 0x006a9c4a in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #3 0x006d316f in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: .0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #5 0x0059082e in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: Thread 1 (Thread 0xb8045750 (LWP 2339)): Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #0 0x00adc424 in __kernel_vsyscall () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #1 0x0054fd6b in waitpid () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #2 0x0805f0d1 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #3 0x0805f1bf in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #4 <signal handler called> Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #5 0x00525f48 in free () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #6 0x006b12b6 in g_free () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #7 0x006c9be0 in g_strfreev () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #8 0x0806c725 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #9 0x0806cedf in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #10 0x08050f78 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #11 0x08063556 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #12 0x0069ab77 in g_hash_table_find () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #13 0x08063bd7 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #14 0x08063d06 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #15 0x007abc0c in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #16 0x0079e332 in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #17 0x007b39a8 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #18 0x007b4d1d in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #19 0x007b51a6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #20 0x0804fcf1 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #21 0x08067c4e in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #22 0x08057028 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #23 0x0079e332 in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #24 0x007b39a8 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #25 0x007b4ba8 in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #26 0x007b51a6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #27 0x080546b0 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #28 0x003925f8 in _SmsProcessMessage () from /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #29 0x00383de2 in IceProcessMessages () from /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #30 0x08055281 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #31 0x006df72b in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #32 0x006a8d78 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #33 0x006ac310 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #34 0x006ac77f in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #35 0x05834029 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #36 0x08060b5b in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #37 0x004c8a66 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: #38 0x0804f751 in gtk_tree_model_iter_n_children () Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: No symbol table info available. Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: The program is running. Quit anyway (and detach it)? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal] Jun 21 18:11:33 xxxx gdm[2485]: ******************* END ********************************** Expected results: A working GNOME desktop upon successful login.
I have much the same problem. It looks like when the session is saved the command line of the xterm is truncated. See attached desktop file...
Created attachment 355778 [details] .desktop of saved xterm The actual command line should look something like this: xterm -name '? messages' -title '? messages' -geometry 40x5 -e ~/Scripts/mcbp On Fedora 9 the command was saved correctly. This doesn't kill the session for me, but I'm starting a vnc session, not logging in through gdm.
*** Bug 517572 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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