Why there are many directories with name virtual-<username>.XXXXXX being created in /tmp/ ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Empty directory with name virtual-<username>.XXXXXX is being created in /tmp/ directory upon each login to gnome session.
  • These directories are not cleared upon logout or even after reboot.
  • Is there any way to prevent creation of these directories?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • gvfs

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