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regarding gnome-session: stop-multiple-users dialog fails to clear screen
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Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.2-3
Severity: important
Tags: security
(I'm not sure if it's gnome-session that displays this dialog; at least its
contents comes from policykit over dbus.)
When the org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users dialog is
displayed instead of shutting down, either spuriously (another bug), or, I
guess, perhaps even due to someone else actually being logged in, sometimes
the screen is not completely cleared.
If something sensitive happened to be on the screen when logging off, it
will be left for everyone to see, not protected by the screen saver (as the
session is already gone by that time). For example, I just had a
gnome-terminal window with a private mail sent on Friday just before leaving
work -- if a co-worker happened to wander by, that stuff was not meant to be
seen.
This can be reproduced by sshing in from another machine (a legitimate
multiple login), then repeatedly trying to shut down. After a number of
tries, one of windows will remain on the screen. Curiously, it seems that
it's never one that was on the current desktop you were on at the time of
logoff. Window decoration is gone but the contents are still there.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.2
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii gnome-panel 2.30.2-2 launcher and docking facility for
ii gnome-session-bin 2.30.2-3 The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii gnome-session-common 2.30.2-3 Common files for the GNOME session
ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.30.2-2+squeeze1 daemon handling the GNOME session
ii metacity 1:2.30.1-3 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii nautilus 2.30.1-2squeeze1 file manager and graphical shell f
ii policykit-1-gnome 0.96-3 GNOME authentication agent for Pol
Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-2 power management tool for the GNOM
Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii desktop-base 6.0.5squeeze1 common files for the Debian Deskto
ii gnome-keyring 2.30.3-5 GNOME keyring services (daemon and
ii gnome-user-guide 2.30.1-1 GNOME user's guide
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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