I recall trying this fairly recently under KDE (Ubuntu Precise), and it did not preserve the symlink. So it seems this needs to be fixed in kdm as well.
** Also affects: kdebase (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: kdebase (Ubuntu Lucid) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Backporters, which is subscribed to lucid-backports. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771661 Title: Allow .xsession-errors to be a symlink To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/771661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-backports mailing list ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports