Courgette.log file created on the desktop

[AlbertoFabbri93]

• I have tried with the latest version of Docker Desktop
• I have tried disabling enabled experimental features
• I have uploaded Diagnostics
• Diagnostics ID:

Actual behavior

Docker Desktop creates a file called courgette.log on the desktop every time it upgrades.

Expected behavior

The log file should not be created on the desktop.

Information

• Windows Version: Windows 11 Home, 22000.376
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.3.2
• WSL2 or Hyper-V backend? WSL2
• Are you running inside a virtualized Windows e.g. on a cloud server or a VM:

Output of & "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\com.docker.diagnose.exe" check

Steps to reproduce the behavior

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[SebastienPittet]

Same here!

• Windows Version : Windows 10 Pro, OS Build 19044.1415
• Docker Desktop Version: Docker Desktop 4.3.2 (72729)
• WSL2
• diagnose output below:

[362:16:17:16.622][I] ipc.NewClient: 17c2e309-com.docker.diagnose -> \.\pipe\dockerBackendV2 com.docker.service.exe
[goroutine 1 [running, locked to thread]:
[win/backend/pkg/service.NewClientForPath(...)
[ win/backend/pkg/service/service.go:26
[win/backend/pkg/service.NewClient(...)
[ win/backend/pkg/service/service.go:20
[common/pkg/diagkit/gather/diagnose.init()
[ common/pkg/diagkit/gather/diagnose/ipc_windows.go:23 +0x13b
Starting diagnostics

[PASS] DD0027: is there available disk space on the host?
[PASS] DD0028: is there available VM disk space?
[PASS] DD0031: does the Docker API work?
[PASS] DD0004: is the Docker engine running?
[PASS] DD0011: are the LinuxKit services running?
[PASS] DD0016: is the LinuxKit VM running?
[PASS] DD0001: is the application running?
[SKIP] DD0018: does the host support virtualization?
[PASS] DD0002: does the bootloader have virtualization enabled?
[PASS] DD0017: can a VM be started?
[PASS] DD0024: is WSL installed?
[PASS] DD0021: is the WSL 2 Windows Feature enabled?
[PASS] DD0022: is the Virtual Machine Platform Windows Feature enabled?
[PASS] DD0025: are WSL distros installed?
[PASS] DD0026: is the WSL LxssManager service running?
[PASS] DD0029: is the WSL 2 Linux filesystem corrupt?
[PASS] DD0015: are the binary symlinks installed?
[PASS] DD0003: is the Docker CLI working?
[PASS] DD0013: is the $PATH ok?
[PASS] DD0005: is the user in the docker-users group?
[PASS] DD0007: is the backend responding?
[PASS] DD0014: are the backend processes running?
[PASS] DD0008: is the native API responding?
[PASS] DD0009: is the vpnkit API responding?
[PASS] DD0010: is the Docker API proxy responding?
[PASS] DD0006: is the Docker Desktop Service responding?
[PASS] DD0012: is the VM networking working?
[PASS] DD0032: do Docker networks overlap with host IPs?
[SKIP] DD0030: is the image access management authorized?
[PASS] DD0033: does the host have Internet access?
No fatal errors detected.

[fourofspades]

Been trying to work out what the hell has been doing this for a long time. Concerned about low level trojans and all sorts of other nasties.

Thanks Docker for wasting my time. Clearly your "engineers" have never heard of %temp%

[deltaepsilon]

So glad this isn't just me.

[Omniwot]

Same issue here

[bhagerty]

Thanks for opening this issue! What a silly bug!

[baterflyrity]

Having this bug since the origin. Recent February update still bring new empty courgette.log file.

[PascalMagnard]

Same here, courgette.log on Windows 10 desktop after each Docker upgrade.

[fhdalikhan]

Just had this same file created on windows 11

[aschkenasy]

just happened to me although it created it only in the running containers root

[SalehEssamSaleh]

Same here!

• Windows 10 Pro 21H2 19044.1645
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.5.1
• WSL2

so I should remove it or what should I do!
and there is any way to make Docker liter!
Because my laptop i3 second-generation 6GB RAM and 500 GB HHD
which is already super old and I need to use Docker for studying purposes.
So any ideas and thank you a lot.

[guydumais]

Same here:
Docker Desktop 4.7.1 (77678)
Windows 11

[KoNyan2612]

Same here:
Docker Desktop 4.8.2 (79419)
Windows 11

[Xtr102]

Same issue here. Though it only created it in the running container root.

[SubaruSama]

Possible related: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/32352ad08ee673a4d43e8593ce988b224f6482d3/courgette/courgette_tool.cc#434

In some part of the code or during the update, it launches some chromium. Any Engineer from Docker can confirm this?

[drewbritton]

It's comforting to know that this is just a harmless side effect of applying Docker desktop updates. But I have to admit I still find the totally empty courgette.log file appearing on my desktop a bit ominous...