User sessions are not being saved in GNOME3

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • User sessions do not get restored upon logout and relogin.
  • Upon a user logging out of GNOME session and logging back in, the applications, their window size and positions, and what workspaces they are assigned to, are expected to persist, but they do not.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 or later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • GNOME 3.14 or later

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