Re: A question about X.

Hi Joe,

> Dear all,
>
> I met a problem with my RH7.2 box. Hope somebody can kindly help me out.
>
> I think it is about the X or the Desktop (KDE/GNOME). The problem is the
> machine usually (happened per 1-3 days) goes into a status that there is
> no response from the X Windows system at all. All the stuff on the
> screen stopped. There is no response too when I pushed the "Num Lock"
> button. But some services are ok (apache http service, ftp service and
> etc).
>
> I don't know what is wrong, all I can do is restart it. After restart,
> it is fine again. I installed the Ximian desktop a long time ago. I am
> not sure if the problem is from Ximian desktop. Does somebody can give
> me some advice on what can be the problem? Any suggestions will be
> highly appreciated.

Always check your logs first. If there's a problem with the X
configuration, it should show up in the logs. Sometimes you can log into
the box from another machine via ssh and killall X, which should bring it
back to a normal state.

What you are experiencing is the number 1 reason that X should not be
installed on servers, which this is of some sort (httpd and ftdp, etc.).
Ximian is a look-good kind of eye cnady desktop, but again, not for
servers.

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Keith Mastin
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Toronto, Canada
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