"gnome-shell" fails to work over XDMCP session with Nvidia proprietary driver in RHEL7.2

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The RHEL7 system with Nvidia proprietary driver is not able to connect to remote system over XDMCP.
  • "Oh no! Something has gone wrong" message appears upon connection while using RHEL7.2 system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 7.2
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.2-10.el7.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-shell-3.14.4-37.el7.x86_64.rpm
  • gdm-3.14.2-12.el7.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-session-3.14.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
  • Nvidia Proprietary driver

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