This has reared itself again in Karmic. /etc/gdm/Xsession uses /bin/dash as its parser, but sets the $SHELL environment variable to /bin/bash (!). This makes any ~/.profile that uses bash-isms kill the gdm login process.
-- "shopt" xsession error upon login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60079 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
