Bug 846499 - gdm doesn't remember user last desktop
Summary: gdm doesn't remember user last desktop
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 16
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-08-08 00:54 UTC by Andrew J. Schorr
Modified: 2013-02-13 22:12 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of: 732040
Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-02-13 22:12:23 UTC
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Description Andrew J. Schorr 2012-08-08 00:54:10 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #732040 +++

Description of problem:

 I use the XFCE desktop, but everytime I restart the computer, gdm doesn't remember my choice. The user is in a NIS database, with the home mounted via automount NFS.

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

gdm-3.0.4-1.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:

 Always

--- Additional comment from ajschorr.edu on 2012-06-06 10:15:02 EDT ---

I have the same problem in Fedora 16.  Is there a simple way to change the default gdm desktop to be XFCE instead of GNOME?

--- Additional comment from endoflife on 2012-08-07 14:30:05 EDT ---

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Comment 1 Samuel Sieb 2012-09-04 18:20:50 UTC
This is still happening, at least with the fallback gdm.

Comment 2 Samuel Sieb 2012-09-04 18:21:33 UTC
I forgot to include that this is with F17.

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Comment 4 Fedora End Of Life 2013-02-13 22:12:26 UTC
Fedora 16 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2013-02-12. Fedora 16 is 
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