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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

740.0. "Pausing can be hazdardous to your health..." by ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE (It's all in the windows...) Mon May 08 1989 17:51

  I have this problem...  If I pause a Decwindows session, the 
boot node crashes, and is then rebooted, I then have to reboot 
the satelite cause it's frozen in the pause window.  If I exit
out of the session, and the boot node crashes and is rebooted, 
then the satelite is fine, I can log into it without rebooting.

  I'm confused, could someone explain what's happening?  Is there 
any way that I can breath life back into a workstation from a 
paused state without rebooting it?


Thanks in advance,
Mike B.
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740.1details are helpful, y'knowLESLIE::LESLIEAndy ��� Leslie, CSSE/VMS EuropeMon May 08 1989 18:327
    and the version is? and the hardware is?
    
    please help us to help you!
    
    
    - andy
740.2ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTEIt's all in the windows...Tue May 09 1989 11:065
The boot node is a 8350 running VMS 5.1 and the Decwindows layered under it.

The satelites are GPX II, VS2000, & VS3500.
740.3DECWIN::FISHERBurns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23Tue May 09 1989 14:0910
Next time you get into this state, could you try SET HOSTing to the
hung workstation and look around?  Do SHOW SYS, for example, and see
if the server is still alive.  Do SHOW DEV to see if there are some
disks sitting in MountVerifyTimeout, etc.

This problem is not familiar to me, but we have more than one boot node,
so the death of one does not stop disk serving.

Burns
740.418507::SPIVAKSat May 20 1989 01:349
    I have noticed a somewhat different problem with pause.
    If I pause the session, and then try to get back in, but
    before typing the password I hit a <RETURN> a few times.
    The end result: I cannot get back in.  The security alarms
    indicate my user name with password field <valid>!!!
    This happened to me on a VS3200 (satelite) and 8300 
    (boot/disk server).