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diff --git a/gnome-base/gdm/files/gdm-set-session b/gnome-base/gdm/files/gdm-set-session
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""Simple script that updates the default session in AccountServices"""
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+from gi.repository import GLib as glib
+
+import dbus
+from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
+
+ACCOUNTS_DBUS_NAME = "org.freedesktop.Accounts"
+ACCOUNTS_DBUS_PATH = "/org/freedesktop/Accounts"
+ACCOUNTS_USER_DBUS_NAME = "org.freedesktop.Accounts.User"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    try:
+        username = sys.argv[1]
+        session = sys.argv[2]
+    except IndexError:
+        sys.stderr.write("%s <username> <default session>\n")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    dbus_loop = DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default = True)
+    loop = glib.MainLoop()
+    glib.threads_init()
+
+    def setup():
+        try:
+            system_bus = dbus.SystemBus(mainloop=dbus_loop)
+            dbus_object = system_bus.get_object(
+                ACCOUNTS_DBUS_NAME, ACCOUNTS_DBUS_PATH)
+
+            iface = dbus.Interface(
+                dbus_object, dbus_interface=ACCOUNTS_DBUS_NAME)
+
+            user_path = iface.FindUserByName(username)
+
+            dbus_object = system_bus.get_object(
+                ACCOUNTS_DBUS_NAME, user_path)
+
+            iface_usr = dbus.Interface(
+                dbus_object, dbus_interface=ACCOUNTS_USER_DBUS_NAME)
+
+            iface_usr.SetXSession(session)
+
+        finally:
+            loop.quit()
+
+    glib.timeout_add(0, setup)
+    loop.run()