[3437] in Athena Bugs
users being "logged out" randomly (6.3B, all machines)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carla Fermann)
Tue Oct 17 15:45:53 1989
To: geer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, jis@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Cc: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, raeburn@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, saeed@ATHENA.MIT.EDU,
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 89 15:44:59 EDT
From: Carla Fermann <carla@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
We've been noticing some users reporting that they are "involuntarily
being logged out".
What happens is that the screen freezes momentarily, and then goes
black and the "Hit any key to start" message appears. It is happening
on different machines, in different buildings. No black bar messages
are appearing. The users are not trying to run anything unusual --
just xterm, emacs, maybe xscreensaver.
One of the consultants, Saeed Jaffer (saeed), encounters this problem
every time he tries to login. He'll be sending a detailed report of
exactly what happens, and is willing to demonstrate it to anyone who
is interested.
Carla
------- From OLC ------
Log Initiated for user Li Shu [0] (lishu@IC3-462-10.MIT.EDU)
[89/10/13 17:05:41]
Topic: other
Question:
I've been logged out involuntarily three times in the past week.
is this common?
___________________________________________________________
--- Question grabbed by consultant bjaspan@STEVE-DALLAS.MIT.EDU.
[89/10/13 17:25:34]
*** Reply from consultant bjaspan@STEVE-DALLAS.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:26:18]
"involuntarily logged out" is kinda vague. Could you be more
specific?
--- user lishu read reply.
[89/10/13 17:26:28]
*** Reply from user lishu@IC3-462-10.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:27:07]
i'm working on my program, and bam! the screen goes blank, and it says
'hit any key to start.'
*** Reply from consultant bjaspan@STEVE-DALLAS.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:28:06]
Sounds like your X server is dying. Are you running any unusual X
programs?
--- user lishu read reply.
[89/10/13 17:28:21]
*** Reply from user lishu@IC3-462-10.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:30:30]
I dont think so. what's unusual?
*** Reply from consultant bjaspan@STEVE-DALLAS.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:32:06]
How "bang!" do you get logged out? does this console window pop up, or
does the screen just go blank really suddenly?
--- user lishu read reply.
[89/10/13 17:32:16]
*** Reply from user lishu@IC3-462-10.MIT.EDU
[89/10/13 17:34:26]
usually something freezes up first, like a mouse or something, then the screen
goes black blank.
all i'm doing are emacs, 2 telnets, ftp, and sipb's xscreensaver.
--- Question forwarded by bjaspan
[89/10/14 13:06:16]
--- Connected to consultant Carla Jean Fermann (0) carla@RENOIR.MIT.EDU
[89/10/15 18:36:34]
*** Reply from consultant carla@RENOIR.MIT.EDU
[89/10/15 18:38:30]
Hi!
It doesn't sound like you're doing anything that should cause your
X server to die.
Has it happened on different machines, or always on the same machine?
Carla
--- user lishu read reply.
[89/10/15 19:03:21]
*** Reply from user lishu@IC3-462-13.MIT.EDU
[89/10/15 19:03:47]
different ones, in different buildings.
--- Comment by consultant saeed@M11-115-4.MIT.EDU
[89/10/16 12:00:33]
I've been having the exact same problem this user is having for two weeks now
I'm (and others) are trying to solve it, it's really weird.
Now I log under system to get onto athena and then starup all my stuff.
I'll send this user mail if and when i get my prblem fixed. But don't done
this
--- Question forwarded by saeed
[89/10/16 12:00:39]
*** Reply from consultant beth@KLEE.MIT.EDU
[89/10/16 17:56:25]
Li Shu . . .
Before your workstation returned you to "Hit any key to start"
did it display a "black-bar" message in the upper lefthand corner?
If so, did the message in the black bar mention "Panic?"
-- beth
--- Unable to contact user lishu. User logged out.
[89/10/16 17:56:29]
*** Reply from user lishu@IC3-462-12.MIT.EDU
[89/10/17 14:04:40]
i dont remember seeing a black bar message.
