Setting back to incomplete due to your last comment. Indeed, $HOME/.profile and /etc/profile are what you're looking for.
These files are sourced from /etc/gdm/Xsession (.gnomerc has been deprecated a while ago) and read by your login shell. (From sh man page "A login shell first reads commands from the files /etc/profile and .profile if they exist.") All environment variables set in these files will be available whether you're logging in through gdm or a virtual console. - Please, can you describe the steps to follow to reproduce your issue ? - Can you provide the output of the command "lsb_release -rd" - Can you provide the output of the command "apt-cache policy gdm" - Can you provide the value of the shell returned by "getent passwd $USER" when logged in with the user with this issue. Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid => Incomplete -- Feature Request: Provide a single configuration file for user settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134378 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