Hello, I also confirm that this bug can still be annoying with the latest versions of GDM and LightDM :-) And it can be an easy way to make some jokes just by modifying the .profile! Then it will be hard for the user to understand why he can no longer start a new session.
Is it maybe possible to just add an error message if there are problems with the .profile file? We can easily detect if there are errors in this .profile file as already written before: . ~/.profile || echo ERROR But also without executing any code: sh -n ~/.profile || echo ERROR Thank you for maintaining GDM and LightDM! ** Also affects: lightdm Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/678421 Title: Error message for a faulty ~/.profile script To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/678421/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs