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

[t0m5k1]

ok I seem to have made some head way on this & I think this file is
definitely created by a bug within xauth:

┌─(t0m5k1 at b0x)-(1221/pts/1)-(10:59am:16/05/13)-
└─>(%:~)
└─>> la | grep '.goutputstream-*' && strings .goutputstream-*
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Sep 13  2012 .goutputstream-14KUKW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Sep 25  2012 .goutputstream-2BUBLW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users    0 Apr 14  2012 .goutputstream-2PZXCW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Sep 13  2012 .goutputstream-3MGKKW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Dec 13 00:01 .goutputstream-3Q8BPW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Feb 28 15:55 .goutputstream-5GBPSW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Mar  9 01:15 .goutputstream-BPSMTW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Aug 29  2012 .goutputstream-BY59IW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Feb 19 23:55 .goutputstream-CJI2SW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Mar  3 00:30 .goutputstream-EDXHTW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Apr 20 15:05 .goutputstream-HL66VW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Dec 15 11:08 .goutputstream-N0KDPW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Dec 15 11:20 .goutputstream-X56DPW
-rw-------  1 t0m5k1 users   44 Nov  4  2012 .goutputstream-XG3ENW
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MTVG
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1

┌─(t0m5k1 at b0x)-(1223/pts/1)-(11:02am:16/05/13)-
└─>(%:~)
└─>> man xauth
<snip>
generate displayname protocolname [trusted|untrusted]
               [timeout seconds] [group group-id] [data hexdata]

               This  command  is  similar to add.  The main difference is that instead of requiring the user to supply the key data, it connects to the server specified in displayname and uses the
               SECURITY extension in order to get the key data to store in the authorization file.  If the server cannot be contacted or if it does not support the SECURITY extension, the  command
               fails.   Otherwise, an authorization entry for the indicated display using the given protocol is added to the authorization file.  A protocol name consisting of just a single period
               is treated as an abbreviation for MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1.
<snip>
EXAMPLE
       The most common use for xauth is to extract the entry for the current display, copy it to another machine, and merge it into the user's authority file on the remote machine:

               %  xauth extract - $DISPLAY | ssh otherhost xauth merge -

       The following command contacts the server :0 to create an authorization using the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 protocol.  Clients that connect with this authorization will be untrusted.
            %  xauth generate :0 .
<snip>
BUGS
       Users that have unsecure networks should take care to use encrypted file transfer mechanisms to copy authorization entries between machines.  Similarly, the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  protocol  is
       not very useful in unsecure environments.  Sites that are interested in additional security may need to use encrypted authorization mechanisms such as Kerberos.

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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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