Same trouble here. Win7(Host) running VirtualBox 4.2.16 Linux Mint 14 Nadia Kernel 3.5.0-17-generic(i686) (Guest)(Yes, not Ubuntu, but based on same code)
Guest applications Geany(1.22), Pluma(1.4.0), and Gedit (2.30.4) cannot save to existing file. Must create new file for each save on the Vbox shared folder. Other local(guest) folders work fine. Did not start until Virtualbox updated to 4.2.16 no problems with setup before that. Attempting to save an existing file with modifications results in files with names like (.goutputstream-0ZD71W) etc. and warnings that the file may have been truncated. Two solutions I have found so far are: 1.) save-as a new file name each time I make a change. (terrible) 2.) open a terminal session in that folder and use nano or vi to edit text file. (no problems) So it seems that the drive "mount" for the shared folder is ok as nano can edit files, but the "gui apps" have an issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1175023 Title: .Xauthority.****** files polluting $Home Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: .Xauthority.****** files polluting $Home. Where '*'s are random capital alphabets and numbers of exactly 6 charater length. In Ubuntu 12.04 it was '.goutputstream' polluting $HOME, so may be it's some how related to bug 984785. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic Architecture: i386 Date: Wed May 1 08:45:31 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 i386 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade ( fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1175023/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
