[Bug 33130] Dapper - $HOME/.dmrc ignored

[Melissa Draper]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33130

Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
Dapper with Gnome, KDE and XFCE installed.

When trying to log in, I get the error:

User's $HOME/.dmrc file is being ignored. This prevents the default
session and language from being saved. File should be owned by user and
have 644 permissions. User's $HOME directory must be owned by user and
not writable by other users.

The above conditions are currently true on the system (file is 644 and
user owns their $HOME) when evaluating the files via command line with
the xfce file browser and with 'ls -l FileOrDirectory' however through
nautilus show as "----------" or "600000"

Bug is similar to the following, but on a different distrobution. https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/21138
Bug #21138 in gdm (Ubuntu): "GDM complains about .dmrc"