~/.xsessions-errors file consumes entire hard drive on user who stays logged in

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Issue

On a box with a single user who remains logged into to the server at all times the ~/.xsessions-errors file for that user begins to fill up all the available space on that filesystem.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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