Xsession becomes a defuct process when running XIM_PROGRAM

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Xsession become a defuct process when running XIM_PROGRAM like SCIM
F   UID   PID  RRI  NI    VSZ   RSS WCHAN  STAT TTY  TIME COMMAND
4     0  6663   15   0  24180  7056 -      S    ?    0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-session
1     0  6782   18   0      0     0 exit   Z    ?    0:00 [xinitrc] 
5     0  6809   15   0  17444  2852 -      S    ?    0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
4     0  6995   17   0  24108  7088 -      Ss   ?    0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-session
1     0  7027   24   0      0     0 exit   Z    ?    0:00 [Xsession]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 all versions
  • gdm
  • xorg-x11-xinit

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