- Issued:
- 2009-06-03
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:1079 - gnome-session bug fix update
Synopsis
gnome-session bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated gnome-session package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
gnome-session manages a GNOME desktop session. It starts up the other core GNOME components and handles logout and saving the session.
This updated gnome-session package fixes the following bug:
- gnome-session, also referred to as the GNOME Session Manager, remembers information such as which applications were open at the time of logout (among other session details), and restores these applications upon logging in again. A bug prevented gnome-session from restoring two applications when both of them were named the same, such as could happen with GKrellM system monitors, multiple instances of the KDE Konsole, and potentially other applications with multiple instances. With this updated package, gnome-session is able to restore all same-named application instances which were saved in the previous session, thus resolving the problem. (BZ#484431)
All users of gnome-session are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.ppc.rpm
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.s390x.rpm
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.x86_64.rpm
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.i386.rpm
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.ia64.rpm
- gnome-session-2.16.0-7.el5.src.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.