sddm fails to log in when zsh is login shell

Bug #1439826 reported by dankm
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sddm (Ubuntu)
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dankm

Bug Description

When trying to log in, the Xsession script sets the shell's emulation to posix SH before sourcing the shell rc files. If those files use any zsh specific commands, the script fails to find the session and just hangs.

The upstream bug is https://github.com/sddm/sddm/issues/352

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dankm (dan-mcgregor) wrote :

This branch fixes this issue, but cherry picking the upstream fix.

Changed in sddm (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → dankm (dan-mcgregor)
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package sddm - 0.11.0-0ubuntu8

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sddm (0.11.0-0ubuntu8) vivid; urgency=medium

  * Add upstream_fix-zsh-Xsession.patch: fix Xsession with zsh from
    upstream. LP: #1439826
 -- Dan McGregor <email address hidden> Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:26:39 -0600

Changed in sddm (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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