Bug#367498: gconf2: logout_prompt gnome-session setting ignored

[Sean McGuire]

Package: gconf2
Version: 2.14.0-1
Severity: normal

When shutting down Gnome from the "Log Out..." button in the panel, the user is provided a 
window : Log out of this system now? You will be automatically logged out in 60 seconds.  
Switch User/Cancel/Log Out."  Until last week, this type of window could be bypassed with 
the setting:

Desktop Preferences>Sessions>Session Options/Ask on logout
or
the log_out_prompt option in ~/.gconf/%gconf-tree.xml.

Now there doesn't seem to be a way to bypass this window.  The user should be able to 
logout without having to be prompted.

In testing this outside of gdm, I started the X Window System (startx) after logging in, 
and gnome still prompted me with the same window upon logout.  But when you select "Switch 
User" in this environment without a display manager, obviously nothing happens.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.16
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gconf2 depends on:
ii  gconf2-common              2.14.0-1      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libc6                      2.3.6-7       GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgconf2-4                2.14.0-1      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.10.2-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libpopt0                   1.7-5         lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libxml2                    2.6.24.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii  psmisc                     22.2-1        Utilities that use the proc filesy
ii  python                     2.3.5-5       An interactive high-level object-o

Versions of packages gconf2 recommends:
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.8.17-2   The GTK+ graphical user interface 

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