[Bug 39599] kde session doesn't load user's path or other environment settings

[nigel brown]

Public bug reported:

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


Description:
Package: kdm_4%3a3.5.2-0ubuntu0breezy1_i386.deb

Applications launched from the taskbar or from the 'Run Command'
dialogue box fail to start, because they are not on the path available
to kde at startup. Likewise for xterms, rxvt, etc., when not invoked
with login shells.

Affects 'csh' or 'tcsh' users with 'set noclobber'.

Problem traced to '/etc/kde3/kdm/Xsession' which invokes a (t)csh to
determine the user's environment, writing that data to a temporary file,
which is then sourced by Xsession to obtain these settings.

Incorrect:

$SHELL -c "if (-f /etc/csh.login) source /etc/csh.login; if (-f ~/.login) so
urce ~/.login; /bin/sh -c export > $xsess_tmp"

Fixed:

$SHELL -c "if (-f /etc/csh.login) source /etc/csh.login; if (-f ~/.login) so
urce ~/.login; /bin/sh -c export" > $xsess_tmp

Enjoy.
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kde session doesn't load user's path or other environment settings
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/39599