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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:CSC32::BUTTERWORTH
Created:Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1541
Total number of notes:6564

1343.0. "DCROSF162: still Shared memory problems" by SIERA::"[email protected]" (Miguel Mena) Tue Jul 16 1996 08:40

Hello,

this problem was discussed in here already,
but there is no solution for it ...

Environment:
Digital UNIX 3.2d-1
Console Manager 1.6 ECO 2

Problem:

Starting up and shutting down again and again using
"C3->Commands->ConsoleManager->Startup/Shutdown" or
"console_startup"/"console -s -y" is no problem, as
long as you don't have any connect/monitor running.

but ... having any connect/monitor running (console_conmon)
and stopping console manager with "console -s -y"
the result is unpredictable...

Sometimes it just closes "console_conmon" processes
and shuts down the daemon (consoled, console_ensd),
but doesn't free shared mem or  "console -s -y" just hangs.

Has anyone seen that problem too ?

Thanks for any suggestion/help/comment !

 Miguel
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1343.1still in IPMTCOMICS::HAWLEYI668 - the neighbour of the beast!Mon Jul 22 1996 07:169
Miguel,

This is a problem on as far as I can see ALL unix based PCM systems.
PCM does not seem to be deassigning its shared memory.
I have IPMTd it and am awaiting resolution. Best fix so far seems to be to
remove the shared memory sections manually with: ipcrm -m

Ian.
1343.2fixed?COMICS::HAWLEYI668 - the neighbour of the beast!Tue Jul 23 1996 05:377
Ive just received a patch for this problem and havent managed to get it to fail
yet. its called patch305.tar. I'll try and make it available and will put a note
on here.


Ian.
1343.3fixed ?SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaWed Jul 24 1996 03:239
Hi Ian,

have you been able to test it ? Is it fixed ?
Who must I contact to get this patch ?

Thanks for your help !

 Miguel
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1343.4CSC32::BUTTERWORTHGun Control is a steady hand.Wed Jul 24 1996 15:264
    Ian,
      Send me a pointer and I'll load it on CSC32.
    
    Dan
1343.5Patch pointerALEXWS::IGORIgor Skapinker, NSIThu Jul 25 1996 00:4214
Hello,

The patch is available on the node ALEXWS (51.397).
It is located in the directory disk$public:[pcm.unix_305].

Directory ALEXWS::DISK$PUBLIC:[PCM.UNIX_305]

PATCH305.TAR;1        19820  18-JUL-1996 16:09:47.00  (RWED,RWED,RE,RE)
README.FIRST;1            1  27-JUN-1996 17:02:40.00  (RWED,RWED,RE,RE)

Please, install it and let us know the results.

Regards,
	PCM Engineering
1343.6got it, but ...SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaThu Jul 25 1996 04:3419
Hi,

I fetched the patch and tested it; so far it looks good.
Just one little problem - when console_eventlist gets
executed, I see this warnings ...

POLYCENTER Console Manager
Eventlist Version V1.6-305
Copyright (c) 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. All Rights Reserved

X Toolkit Warning: Urm__FetchLiteral: Cannot find literal 'k_reconnect_msg_text' - MrmNOT_FOUND
X Toolkit Warning: Urm__FetchLiteral: Cannot find literal 'k_reconnect_name_text' - MrmNOT_FOUND
X Toolkit Warning: Urm__FetchLiteral: Cannot find literal 'k_reconnect_context_text' - MrmNOT_FOUND

Seems, that I need new "console_eventlist*.uid" files.

Regards,
  Miguel
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1343.7COMICS::HAWLEYI668 - the neighbour of the beast!Fri Jul 26 1996 03:0812
Miguel,

Yep, I get this too.Doesn't stop the eventlist being started but its a little
annoying. I swear my eventlist keeps disappearing occasionally too, but I might
be imagining things!

so far, all tests have been positive and I havent seen a reoccurance of the
shared memory problems.


Ian.
1343.8console_eventlist*.uid ?SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaTue Jul 30 1996 03:4511
Ian,

did you get any answer to the problem with the
Xt Warnings when starting "eventlist" ?

Any "console_eventlist*.uid" file ?

Regards,
  Miguel

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1343.9UID files pointerALEXWS::IGORIgor Skapinker, NSITue Jul 30 1996 15:5513
    Hello,
    
    There were changes in the UID files that was not included in this
    patch. They will be included in the next patch and in the next ECO kit.
    
    For now, you can copy console_eventlist_en_GB.uid and 
    console_eventlist_en_US.uid files from the node ALEXWS (51.397) from the
    directory DISK$PUBLIC:[PCM.UNIX_305] and put them in the directory
    /usr/opt/DCR160/lib/X11/uid/OSF.
    
    Regards,
    	PCM Engineering.
1343.10thanksSIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaWed Jul 31 1996 04:351
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1343.11MrmNOT_VALID ?SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaWed Jul 31 1996 07:0328
Humm ?

Why do I get now this Xt Warnings ....... ?

# 
# console -c3
Please wait, starting process in background ...
# POLYCENTER Console Manager
C3 Version V1.6-305
Copyright (c) 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. All Rights Reserved

POLYCENTER Console Manager
Eventlist Version V1.6-305
Copyright (c) 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. All Rights Reserved

X Toolkit Warning: Idb__BM_GetRecord: Invalid record header - MrmNOT_VALID
X Toolkit Warning: I18NOpenFile: Could not open file /usr/lib/X11/uid/console_eventlist.uid - UID file version mismatch - MrmNOT_VALID
MrmOpenHierarchy failed, status = 26


I copied the uid files from ALEXWS:: with "dcp -i ..."

Regards,
  Miguel

PS: I have Digital UNIX V3.2D-1 (Rev. 41)

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1343.12The problem is fixedALEXWS::IGORIgor Skapinker, NSIWed Jul 31 1996 14:067
    Sorry,
    
    The .UID files were incorrectly copied from Digital UNIX to VMS
    machine. Now they are correct.
    
    Regards,
    	Igor.
1343.13Yippie !!!SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaWed Jul 31 1996 17:2011
Igor,

thanks a lot !

It works now, and it seems that even the
shared mem problem is gone :)

Regards,
   Miguel

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1343.14Dan has more hours in his day than i have :-)COMICS::HAWLEYI668 - the neighbour of the beast!Fri Aug 02 1996 04:438
Great news that this ones fixed. my thanks to everyone at NSI.

Miguel> sorry i didnt reply to your note earlier, i'm going to try and make more
time for noting in here, I dont know how Dan finds the time! :-)


Ian.
1343.15Ooops, not yet :(SIERA::"[email protected]"Miguel MenaWed Aug 14 1996 03:1823
I'm sorry guys :(

but after testing Revison 305 for a while I noticed another (new) problem:

I was connected to a console, worked there for a while and then
disconnected from that console.

Then I wanted to reconnect to the same console ... but I cannot connect.
It stops in Console Monitor Window with a message ...
"Console Manager is not running".

I checked, if all processes are running: there is one consoled, one console_ensd
and one consoled Child ... plus c3, eventlist etc ...

Then I tried with another console, but it is the same. I have to restart
console manager, then I'm able to connect to console again.

Please help, thanks a lot !

  Miguel


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1343.16nightmareCOMICS::HAWLEYI668 - the neighbour of the beast!Tue Aug 27 1996 05:559
Sounds like a similar situation to the one I get in 1356.0
I put on Patch305 and one I try to connect it says its not running, if you then
do a console -d its all zeros.
Go back to ECO 2 and it works, except, still the shared memory problems.
I'm pushing this one back to engineering.


Ian.