Bug#724318: gnome-session: session does not start for LDAP user with SMB home

[Axel Stammler]

Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.2-3
Severity: important

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From: Axel Stammler <st at ali.schule.local>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
Subject: gnome-session: fails to start for LDAP user with SMB-mounted home
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:42:52 +0200

Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.2-3
Severity: important


After upgrading from Squeeze to Wheezy, local Gnome sessions work are normal as well as command-line logins for LDAP users. Logging into a Gnome session is impossible for an LDAP user as the session start hangs. Using WDM and starting gnome-session from a terminal window reveals numerous error messages, the first of which relating to a problem creating a control file at $HOME/.cache. As the home directory is an SMB share (which I cannot change) such file types are not supported ("permission denied"). WDM itself works.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.7
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii  gnome-panel            2.30.2-2          launcher and docking facility for 
ii  gnome-session-bin      2.30.2-3          The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  gnome-session-common   2.30.2-3          Common files for the GNOME session
ii  gnome-settings-daemon  2.30.2-2+squeeze1 daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  metacity               1:2.30.1-3        lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  nautilus               2.30.1-2squeeze2  file manager and graphical shell f
ii  policykit-1-gnome      0.96-3            GNOME authentication agent for Pol

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.32.0-2   power management tool for the GNOM

Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii  desktop-base               6.0.5squeeze1 common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  gnome-keyring              2.30.3-5      GNOME keyring services (daemon and
ii  gnome-user-guide           2.30.1-1      GNOME user's guide

-- no debconf information


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.7
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii  gnome-panel            2.30.2-2          launcher and docking facility for 
ii  gnome-session-bin      2.30.2-3          The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  gnome-session-common   2.30.2-3          Common files for the GNOME session
ii  gnome-settings-daemon  2.30.2-2+squeeze1 daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  metacity               1:2.30.1-3        lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  nautilus               2.30.1-2squeeze2  file manager and graphical shell f
ii  policykit-1-gnome      0.96-3            GNOME authentication agent for Pol

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.32.0-2   power management tool for the GNOM

Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii  desktop-base               6.0.5squeeze1 common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  gnome-keyring              2.30.3-5      GNOME keyring services (daemon and
ii  gnome-user-guide           2.30.1-1      GNOME user's guide

-- no debconf information