diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMExporter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMExporter.java
index fb6743e188f..f1271e4fc38 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMExporter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/persistence/org/eclipse/rse/internal/persistence/dom/RSEDOMExporter.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IRSEModelObject;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.model.ISystemProfile;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.model.ISystemRegistry;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IConnectorService;
+import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IDelegatingConnectorService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IServerLauncherProperties;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.persistence.dom.IRSEDOMConstants;
@@ -295,7 +296,10 @@ public class RSEDOMExporter implements IRSEDOMExporter {
 		IConnectorService[] connectorServices = host.getConnectorServices();
 		for (int i = 0; i < connectorServices.length; i++) {
 			IConnectorService service = connectorServices[i];
-			createNode(node, service, clean);
+			if (!(service instanceof IDelegatingConnectorService)) // don't persist delegated ones
+			{
+				createNode(node, service, clean);
+			}
 		}
 
 		createPropertySetNodes(node, host, clean);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/Activator.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/Activator.java
index f868e764ae5..57b3bb25190 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/Activator.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/Activator.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.ShellPool;
 import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IHost;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.shells.IShellService;
+import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.servicesubsystem.IProcessServiceSubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.core.subsystems.servicesubsystem.IShellServiceSubSystem;
 
 /**
@@ -182,6 +184,24 @@ public class Activator extends AbstractUIPlugin {
         }
         return null;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Find the first IProcessServiceSubSystem service associated with the host.
+     * 
+     * @param host the connection 
+     * @return shell service subsystem, or <code>null</code> if not found.
+     */
+    public static IProcessServiceSubSystem getProcessServiceSubSystem(IHost host) {
+        if (host == null)
+            return null;
+        ISubSystem[] subSystems = host.getSubSystems();
+        for (int i = 0; subSystems != null && i < subSystems.length; i++) {
+            if (subSystems[i] instanceof IProcessServiceSubSystem) {
+                return (IProcessServiceSubSystem)subSystems[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 
     /**
      * append the error message into a string from reading the error Stream.
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService.java
index 0922d968b35..3dbffc01f08 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/processes/shell/linux/DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService.java
@@ -16,26 +16,42 @@ package org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.shell.linux;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.model.IHost;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.AbstractDelegatingConnectorService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IConnectorService;
+import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.internal.subsystems.processes.shell.linux.Activator;
+import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.processes.servicesubsystem.IProcessServiceSubSystem;
 import org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.core.subsystems.servicesubsystem.IShellServiceSubSystem;
 
 public class DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService extends AbstractDelegatingConnectorService 
 {
-
-	public DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService(IHost host) {
+	private IConnectorService _realService;
+	private ISubSystem _subSystem;
+	public DelegatingShellProcessConnectorService(IHost host) 
+	{
 		super(host);
 	}
 
 	public IConnectorService getRealConnectorService()
 	{
-		IShellServiceSubSystem ss = Activator.getShellServiceSubSystem(getHost());
-		if (ss != null)
+		if (_realService != null)
 		{
-			return ss.getConnectorService();
+			return _realService;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			return null;
+			IShellServiceSubSystem ss = Activator.getShellServiceSubSystem(getHost());
+			if (ss != null)
+			{
+				_realService = ss.getConnectorService();
+				
+				// register the process subsystem
+				IProcessServiceSubSystem ps = Activator.getProcessServiceSubSystem(getHost());
+				_realService.registerSubSystem(ps);
+				return _realService;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
 		}
 	}