X-Resources

[Steinar Saugstad]

On a HP 9000 server we are running an Agilent Reporter, which need to write to a display when generating reports. Suddenly this application did not end in normal time. After a period with investigation we did not find any area to pinpoint on. We then restarted the server and all was working fine. After 1 1/2 week we had the same problem again! Are there anybody out there who can give me a brief explanation on how X-resources are manageed by the server? It seems to me that there are problems with some X-resources! Has anybody experience with such problems? I will also mention that HP OV NNM, HP IT/O and more are running on the same system.

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi
I would look at log files that the aplication is generating as it runs.

Where it it putting them?
Do the run out of space?
Do the have any errors in them?
Does the display machine time out.

Just a few ideas.

Paula

[Wodisch]

Hello Steinar,

install some virtual frame buffer, like VNC, and point
your application to it (option "-display" or variable
$DISPLAY). Does the problem still happen? If not,
it seems to be some program else using your screen
(X-server, that is).
Watch the size of the frame buffer process ("Xnvc",e.g.)
if it is growing over time - that would point to memory
leak in the application.
HTH,
Wodisch