[gdm-list] GDM launches sessions as root instead of the user who starts the session
- From: "Lisa R. Nelson" <lisacl cableone net>
- To: gdm-list gnome org
- Subject: [gdm-list] GDM launches sessions as root instead of the user who starts the session
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:21:52 -0600
Fedora Core 9 with all updates running:
gdm-2.22.0-8.fc9.i386
gdm-user-switch-applet-2.22.0-8.fc9.i386
I'm using NXclient to remotely control my computers, and found that the session list that comes up with shadow sessions shows 'root' as the session owner. So, I can't connect since that's a security issue. I don't want to change the systems to allow root access, I would like to get gdm fixed so it launches the sessions as normal users.
If there's a way to do this in the configuration, great, if not, someone should get this fixed soon.
If I start a FC9 system in text mode and then use 'startx' to start a session, it is correct, and owned by the normal user.
Running Fedora core 8 the sessions were owned by the normal users.
Running Fedora core 9 with KDE, the sessions are owned by normal users.
Thanks,
Lisa
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