[Bug 50557] graphical login fails without group execute permission on home directory

[Chris Yeoh]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gdm

Logging in through gdm fails if group execute permission is not set for
the user's home directory. I don't think it should be necessary for a
user to allow group execute permission on their home directory in order
to have a usable desktop account

This can be be reproduced by creating a new user, and removing group
execute permission on the user's home directory and then attempting to
login with gdm.

The login procedure begins, then the console text is seen briefly before
the gdm login is displayed again. No hint of what is causing the login
to succeed in the X log files and nothing is written to .xsession-
errors.

** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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graphical login fails without group execute permission on home directory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/50557