Chris Burgan wrote: > Ok, Metacity is the window manager for gnome so just to clarify. You are > specifically setting the session to gnome before logging on as this user > and once you log on, even though it is the standard gnome-session > metacity is not being loaded, but only for one specific user? If so > could you please check if there is a .xsession file in that users home > directory that might be modifying the standard gnome session? If it > exists then what happens if you back it up and then remove it? If such a > file does exist then can you attach it to the bug report, not to be > confused with .xsession-errors which is potentially a HUGE file. > > The file .xsession does not exist.
I have been able to fix the problem for the user, recreate it, and fix it again: 1. The fix involves running metacity manually and "control-c" out of the command. When the metacity command runs, window control is displayed. 2. log off with the "sessions" preferences applet, session options tab, "Automatically save changes to the session" check box checked. Then close the applet. 3. log the user back on, and window control is there. 4. in desktop 4, open the System, Administration, System Monitor application. 5. log off 6. log the user back on, and window control is gone. 7. repeat 1 & 2 to re-establish window control If I save a session with only "terminal" open, the next login session has window control. I have not tried any other applications. I have attached a .xsession-errors file that may be of some help. This file was created in the session that came up without window control. ----- Paul /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "paul" /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... SESSION_MANAGER=local/Paulsp400:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6301 Initializing gnome-mount extension ** (nautilus:6399): WARNING **: Didn't get any signs from mapping-daemon (nautilus:6399): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: module '/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/modules/libmapping.so' returned a NULL handle evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 14448 1178002800 1177988352 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Tue May 1 00:00:00 2007 evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Mon Apr 30 19:59:12 2007 ** (nautilus:6399): WARNING **: Can not caclulate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS ** (nautilus:6399): WARNING **: Can not calculate _NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS ** (nautilus:6399): WARNING **: Can not get _NET_WORKAREA ** (nautilus:6399): WARNING **: Can not determine workarea, guessing at layout alarm-notify.c:368 (alarm_notify_new) - Alarm Notify New alarm-notify.c:304 (alarm_channel_setup) - Channel Setup alarm-notify.c:243 (alarm_notify_init) - Initing Alarm Notify alarm-queue.c:1875 (alarm_queue_init) alarm-queue.c:218 (queue_midnight_refresh) - Refresh at Tue May 1 00:00:00 2007 alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/paul/.evolution/calendar/local/system alarm-notify.c:456 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/paul/.evolution/calendar/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x80b1050 alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar contacts:/// alarm-notify.c:456 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) contacts:/// - Calendar Open Async... 0x80ced20 alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/paul/.evolution/tasks/local/system alarm-notify.c:456 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/paul/.evolution/tasks/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x80ced50 alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar file:///home/paul/.evolution/memos/local/system alarm-notify.c:456 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) file:///home/paul/.evolution/memos/local/system - Calendar Open Async... 0x80d3140 alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb) contacts:/// - Calendar Status 0 alarm-queue.c:2057 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80d62e8: Received at thread b45cfb90 alarm-queue.c:2008 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80ced20 alarm-queue.c:560 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 to Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 alarm-queue.c:497 (load_alarms) alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/paul/.evolution/tasks/local/system - Calendar Status 0 alarm-queue.c:2057 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task alarm-queue.c:526 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80d62e8: Replied to GUI thread alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80d4dd0: Received at thread b45cfb90 alarm-queue.c:2008 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80ced50 alarm-queue.c:560 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 to Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 alarm-queue.c:497 (load_alarms) alarm-queue.c:526 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80d4dd0: Replied to GUI thread alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/paul/.evolution/memos/local/system - Calendar Status 0 alarm-queue.c:2057 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80d60c0: Received at thread b45cfb90 alarm-queue.c:2008 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80d3140 alarm-queue.c:560 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 to Mon Apr 30 19:59:18 2007 alarm-queue.c:497 (load_alarms) alarm-queue.c:526 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80d60c0: Replied to GUI thread alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb) file:///home/paul/.evolution/calendar/local/system - Calendar Status 0 alarm-queue.c:2057 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80d0a58: Received (gnome-terminal:6415): Vte-WARNING **: No handler for control sequence `device-control-string' defined. Saving session: gnome-terminal --window-with-profile-internal-id=Default --show-menubar --role=gnome-terminal-9334-10157233-1177724999 --active --geometry 80x50+0+25 --title [EMAIL PROTECTED]: /home/paul --working-directory /home/paul --zoom 1 (evolution-alarm-notify:6417): evolution-alarm-notify-CRITICAL **: alarm_queue_done: assertion `g_hash_table_size (client_alarms_hash) == 0' failed at thread b45cfb90 alarm-queue.c:2008 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80b1050 alarm-queue.c:560 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Mon Apr 30 19:59:19 2007 to Mon Apr 30 19:59:19 2007 alarm-queue.c:497 (load_alarms) alarm-queue.c:526 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80d0a58: Replied to GUI thread alarm-notify.c:274 (alarm_notify_finalize) - Finalize alarm-notify.c:259 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x80ced20 alarm-queue.c:2167 (alarm_queue_remove_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:259 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x80b1050 alarm-queue.c:2167 (alarm_queue_remove_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:259 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x80ced50 alarm-queue.c:2167 (alarm_queue_remove_client) - Posting a task alarm-notify.c:259 (dequeue_client) - Removing client 0x80d3140 alarm-queue.c:2167 (alarm_queue_remove_client) - Posting a task -- windows applet says window manager "unknown" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109835 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
