[Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

[Markus Klyver]

Hmm...
root at XXX:~# ls -al|fgrep '.goutput'
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 mar  7 23:54 .goutputstream-7M8PTW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 20 22:55 .goutputstream-8BCVSW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 mar 11 00:21 .goutputstream-8C5ATW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 20 15:00 .goutputstream-C4UOSW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 22 00:02 .goutputstream-CGHSSW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 mar 10 20:15 .goutputstream-ELRLTW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 23 00:43 .goutputstream-GA4QSW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 25 00:00 .goutputstream-SPC6SW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 20 20:34 .goutputstream-UOW5SW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 20 18:05 .goutputstream-UV7NSW
-rw-------  1 markus markus       0 feb 20 18:26 .goutputstream-WC24SW
root at XXX:~# file .goutputstream-*
.goutputstream-7M8PTW: empty
.goutputstream-8BCVSW: empty
.goutputstream-8C5ATW: empty
.goutputstream-C4UOSW: empty
.goutputstream-CGHSSW: empty
.goutputstream-ELRLTW: empty
.goutputstream-GA4QSW: empty
.goutputstream-SPC6SW: empty
.goutputstream-UOW5SW: empty
.goutputstream-UV7NSW: empty
.goutputstream-WC24SW: empty

Why empty files?

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Title:
  .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

Status in The "G" Library - GLib:
  Fix Released
Status in Light Display Manager:
  New
Status in X.Org X server:
  New
Status in “glib2.0” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “glib2.0” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  .goutputstream files polluting $HOME.
  Which software or operation is creating these and why?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: xauth 1:1.0.6-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia & ati
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr 18 13:29:31 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin"
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xauth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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