Make the "logout" command work in debathena-workstation

[tabbott]

I think this involves wrapping gnome-session-save.

[wdc]

When I type "logout" in one of my terminal windows, I get the error:

Not Login terminal.

Even when I chose "Terminal failsafe" login.

Is this what you were thinking when you opened this issue, or should I open a new issue?

The behavior I consider ideal would be:

1. Typing "logout" in any terminal window in the session for a debathena-workstation
configuration would act as if I clicked on the logout button, as it does in Athena 9.4.
2. Typing "logout" in the terminal window of a Terminal failsafe login should do so
as well.

Is this a wrapper issue, or an initialization issue for windows spawned from X session
that can be handled with a configuration parameter.

[ghudson]

Here's how this is supposed to work:

* xsession.tcsh sets the XSESSION environment variable
* cshrc or bashrc aliases "logout" to send a HUP to $XSESSION

I tested this when I did the dotfiles and it seemed to work. We could use gnome-session-save to put up a confirmation dialog, but really, typing "logout" is not the same as clicking a button; you can't do it by mistake. (You can space out and do it, but you're just as likely to answer yes to a confirmation dialog if you're in that mode.)

If this is not working for you, check whether XSESSION is set in the environment. If it isn't, xsession.tcsh didn't run, which probably means you aren't using the default gnome session.

[wdc]

Ah. The previous test I ran was when my session was having trouble.
Re-testing confirms that my case #1 is properly operating.
Sensitized to the need for information, I see that the Terminal failsafe
login actually tells me to use "exit" to log out. I just didn't read it
as I logged in. Sigh.

So what actually is the bug being tracked here?

[andersk]

gnome-session-save --kill --silent will log you out without putting up a confirmation dialog, but still gives the user a chance to save any unsaved documents.

[wdc]

That sounds like a superior alias in the case of sessions controlled by gnome.
Could we make this change?

[ghudson]

Change made.