[Bug 1796758] Re: Because gnome-terminal-server is launched by systemd --user, logging out and back in doesn't reinit groups

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Because gnome-terminal-server is launched by systemd --user, logging
  out and back in doesn't reinit groups

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Since the beginning of time, the way to apply changes to one's group
  memberships in UNIX has been to log out and log back in again.

  In current Ubuntu, that doesn't work. When you add yourself to a
  group, close all of your windows, log out, log back in again, and open
  a new gnome-terminal window, and your group memberships will be the
  same as before.

  This is because gnome-terminal processes are launched by gnome-
  terminal-server, which is launched by systemd --user, which doesn't
  exit when you log out.

  One possible fix would be to have the systemd init process (i.e.,
  process 1) detect when group memberships have changed and re-launch
  the systemd --user processes for the users whose groups have changed.
  Another fix would be to kill systemd --user processes upon logout and
  have systemd re-launch them.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Oct  8 16:11:13 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-27 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  MachineType: LENOVO 20KHCTO1WW
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-36-generic root=/dev/mapper/vgencrypted-lvencryptedroot ro quiet splash psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=1 vt.handoff=1
  SourcePackage: systemd
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2018
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: N23ET55W (1.30 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 20KHCTO1WW
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: SDK0J40709 WIN
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: None
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN23ET55W(1.30):bd08/31/2018:svnLENOVO:pn20KHCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon6th:rvnLENOVO:rn20KHCTO1WW:rvrSDK0J40709WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
  dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th
  dmi.product.name: 20KHCTO1WW
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  modified.conffile..etc.systemd.logind.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.logind.conf: 2018-09-27T11:40:55.615410

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