Bug#585534: zsh as login shell breaks parts of gnome-session

[henry atting]

Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.0-1
Severity: important



-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii  gnome-panel                   2.30.0-1   launcher and docking facility for 
ii  gnome-session-bin             2.30.0-1   The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  gnome-session-common          2.30.0-1   Common files for the GNOME session
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         2.30.1-1   daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  metacity                      1:2.30.1-1 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  nautilus                      2.30.1-1   file manager and graphical shell f
ii  policykit-1-gnome             0.96-2     GNOME authentication agent for Pol

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.30.1-1   power management tool for the GNOM

Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
pn  desktop-base                  <none>     (no description available)
ii  gnome-keyring                 2.30.1-2   GNOME keyring services (daemon and
pn  gnome-user-guide              <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information
Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.30.0-1
Severity: important

When zsh used as login shell certain part of a gnome-session won't work.
All windows are attached to the left upper corner and only a root cursor
is displayed. 
A test with other window managers eg. awesome revealed that this problem
solely occurrs with metacity as wm.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii  gnome-panel                   2.30.0-1   launcher and docking facility for 
ii  gnome-session-bin             2.30.0-1   The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  gnome-session-common          2.30.0-1   Common files for the GNOME session
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         2.30.1-1   daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  metacity                      1:2.30.1-1 lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  nautilus                      2.30.1-1   file manager and graphical shell f
ii  policykit-1-gnome             0.96-2     GNOME authentication agent for Pol

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.30.1-1   power management tool for the GNOM

Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
pn  desktop-base                  <none>     (no description available)
ii  gnome-keyring                 2.30.1-2   GNOME keyring services (daemon and
pn  gnome-user-guide              <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information