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Re: DEBATHENA bug
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Conan L Hom)
Wed Mar 18 10:12:12 2009
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:14:26 -0400
From: Conan L Hom <coe@MIT.EDU>
To: Evan Broder <broder@mit.edu>
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I tried a few other things. It seems (and I emphasize "seems" because I can't
prove it conclusively) like if I have an application open it prevents the
logout process from happening. The strange thing is that only some
applications trigger a "save now before closing?" query - other just hold the
logout process up such as the application "gaim" where no saving is needed.
Conan
Quoting Evan Broder <broder@MIT.EDU>:
> Hi Conan -
> Not seeing the default prompt is usually a sign of having modified
> your dotfiles in some way. Have you changed your .cshrc file at all?
> Modifications should usually go in .cshrc.mine instead of .cshrc.
>
> One thing you could try is restoring the default dotfiles -
> <http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/9Z47> has some documentation on how to
> do that. You should probably try restoring at least .cshrc and .login
>
> Problems with the logout command could potentially be related to more
> general problems with your dotfiles.
>
> - Evan
>
> Conan L. Hom wrote:
>> typing "logout" at the terminal prompt (which doesn't say "athena"
>> by the way and I'm not sure how to make that happne because opening
>> a terminal window always gives the machin number) does not initiate
>> the logout sequence, nor does using the logout button in the upper
>> RIGHT of the screen.
>>
>> However I would like to say, thank you, my USB finally works and now
>> I can select text on an emacs file and middle click it to a
>> different window (or select paste) and it will actually paste it
>> over.
>>
>> Conan
>>
>
