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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

23.0. "DECwindows wont load any applications" by HORSEY::GENTILE () Thu Jan 26 1989 13:57

    I am running the version of DECwindows supplied with SDC VMS 5.1.
    I have a 6MB VAXstation 2000 in a cluster enviornment. I have two
    DECterm windows that I have been doing my work in.
    	All of a sudden, I am unable to load ANY DECwindow applications
    from FileView. The application does not come up and when I check
    Work In Progress it says Done -New Output. 
    
    	If I look at the output, this is what I get:
    
     XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message:
    %decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted
    DECW$MAIL severe error - attempting to complete pending actions
    %XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error
                                                    
    Does anyone know whats going wrong? I have never seen this happen
    before.	
    		Sam

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
23.1	Try clock or something	DECWIN::FISHER	Burns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23	`Thu Jan 26 1989 15:12`	5
	Please try starting something "simple" like clock and see what happens. That might remove some of the variables. Burns
23.2	Clock does the same thing	HORSEY::GENTILE		`Thu Jan 26 1989 16:17`	9
	Clock does exactly the same thing. XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message: %decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted %XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error I seem to get this for anything I start up.
23.3	Another way of getting the message	WINERY::ROSE		`Thu Jan 26 1989 22:18`	24
	Re .0: I get a very similar error message when I try to run a VMS client using my Ultrix machine as a server. Both are on SDC DECwindows. XIO: non-translatable vms error code: 0x2DBA002, vms message: %decw-e-cnxabort, connection aborted %XLIB-F-IOERROR, xlib io error Also, the Ultrix server freezes for a few seconds. Maybe the server is rejecting the connect for security reasons? I've tried various syntaxes for specifying the VMS node in Customize Security... The syntax host:: works fine if the other machine is running Ultrix. The application, by the way, is tiny, freshly compiled and linked, and dies on the XOpenDisplay. If output is directed to a VMS server which I'm authorized to access, it works fine. If output is directed to a VMS server which I'm not authorized to access, I get a nice message Client is not authorized to access server Any suggestions would be VERY much appreciated.
23.4	Get an Xliddy trace	STAR::BRANDENBERG	Intelligence - just a good party trick?	`Fri Jan 27 1989 09:36`	2

23.5	Let's find out what transport	DECWIN::FISHER	Burns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO3-4/W23	`Fri Jan 27 1989 15:26`	14
	re .0 et al: Can you run applications from a terminal emulator window? If not, type $SHOW DISPLAY. Then try the following: $DEFINE DECW$DISPLAY node::0 and run it again. BTW, the security syntax for VMS-VMS is nodename::username. From Ultrix to VMS, you need to specify the Ultrix UIC on the VMS server in place of the username. Or you can use *, although this is obviously less secure. Burns
23.6	Rebooting cures problem	HORSEY::GENTILE		`Mon Jan 30 1989 10:19`	4
	I ended up rebooting my vaxstation and that cured the problem. Any ideas on what happened?