--- xfce4-session-4.4.2/xfce4-session-logout/main.c.org	2008-08-22 13:28:59.000000000 -0700
+++ xfce4-session-4.4.2/xfce4-session-logout/main.c	2008-08-22 13:27:55.000000000 -0700
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
 {
   SessionClient *client;
   gboolean       managed;
-
-  gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
+  pid_t          pid;
 
   for (++argv; --argc > 0; ++argv)
     {
@@ -106,6 +105,21 @@
         }
     }
 
+  /*
+   * Sync all discs. Doing this before we even start will remove sync
+   * time later on in the shutdown phase and will overall make shutdown
+   * a faster user experience. If the user cancels or logs out, a sync
+   * call is not a bad hit to take anyway.
+   */
+  pid = fork();
+  if (pid == 0)
+    {
+      sync();
+      exit(0);
+    }
+
+  gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
+
   client = client_session_new (argc, argv, NULL, SESSION_RESTART_NEVER, 99);
   client->die = die_handler;
   managed = session_init (client);