GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 502720
switches to incorrect virtual terminal after login/logout of other user
Last modified: 2011-06-10 12:24:53 UTC
Please describe the problem: Hi, This bug was originally reported against the Debian package by J. Bruce Fields: If user 1 and 2 are both logged in, and user 2 logs out and then logs back in again, then choosing user 2 from user 1's fast-user-switch applet no longer sends me to the virtual terminal with user 2's login session; instead I end up with a blank screen and have to hunt around with alt-ctl-F<n> to find it. Steps to reproduce: 1. User 1 is logged in 2. Switch to user 2 though f-u-s-a 3. User 2 closes the current session 4. and logs in again 5. Switch back to user 1 Actual results: From user 1 session, you can't reach user 2 desktop: a. you only see a blank screen (or) b. nothing happens, the VT isn't changed Expected results: Should switch to user 2 session Does this happen every time? Yes Other information:
Not sure if this is related, but I've noticed similar behaviour (haven't searched to track down the original cause) on Ubuntu Gutsy's fast-user-switch (as well as fusa 2.21): Steps: 1. User 1 is logged in 2. Switch to user 2 through fusa 3. Switch back to user 1 Expected: Should switch to user 1 Actual: Switches to blank screen.
FYI the original debian bug report is: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug
should there be a number on there?
Sorry, yes: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454540
I can confirm this bug persists in 2.24.0, on Arch Linux. Also, #499550 appears to be a duplicate of this bug.
*** Bug 499550 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I can confirm this in Ubuntu 9.04 AMD64 (if you need the specific fast-user-switch-applet version let me know and I'll get it, not in front of the PC). You can get more info from the Ubuntu bug report here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fast-user-switch-applet/+bug/152535
fast-user-switch-applet development has been stalled and it has been unmaintained for a few years now. Maintainers don't have future development plan so i am closing the bugs as WONTFIX. Please feel free to reopen the bugs in future if anyone takes the responsibility of active development.