The current situation introduces gross inconsistencies into the interface. The fix is fairly straightforward - dbus calls should be made rather than talking to gdm.
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal => Critical -- Logout dialog signals gdm to perform p-m actions https://launchpad.net/bugs/43872 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs