It looks like GDM still hard-codes the ~/.xsession-errors path (see GDM_SESSION_DEFAULT_PATH in daemon/gdm-session-worker.c).
There is, of course, a slightly different problem. As of gdm 2.80, it seems that GDM no longer displays a popup if your login session lasts less than 10 seconds. "Now we have two problems" ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- gdm should not hardcode name of ~/.xsession-errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382879 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs