Public bug reported:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-
desktop/lightdm/ubuntu/view/head:/src/session-child.c#L509
Lightdm calls rename() on the xsession-errors file. In our deployment
many of our users have this file as a symlink. Their homedirectory is on
NFS and it will quickly fill their quota with bogus messages.
You should lstat() the file first. If it is a symlink, you can make a
new file at the destination and update the link. I can supply a patch if
you wish.
antarus@goats5:/etc/X11/Xsession.d$ apt-cache policy lightdm
lightdm:
Installed: 1.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
Candidate: 1.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
Version table:
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS"
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
-A
** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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lightdm should not rename() .xsession-errors, as it may be a symlink
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