Re: [Condor-users] kbbd issues

[Eric Abel <Eric.Abel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I just tried to post the KbbdLog, and the mail list server complained (not too strongly, just indicating that the message needed moderator approval).  Did you want me to send this to you directly?

Eric

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From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ziliang Guo
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:57 PM
To: Condor-Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [Condor-users] kbbd issues

Pretty much that. Just wanted to doublecheck whether you had a
different value set. And the log itself?

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Eric Abel <Eric.Abel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Z,
>
> Not sure what you mean by "where the log is written to".  Isn't that $(condor_install)/log/KbbdLog?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ziliang Guo
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 11:48 AM
> To: Condor-Users Mail List
> Subject: Re: [Condor-users] kbbd issues
>
> Eric, my mistake, I was thinking of the wrong series. That said, could
> I get the kbdd log as well as where the log is written to? The kbdd
> has been problematic for quite sometime now and I'm starting to really
> want to replace it.
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Eric Abel <Eric.Abel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The client is running 7.6.1.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ziliang Guo
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:21 AM
>> To: Condor-Users Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [Condor-users] kbbd issues
>>
>> A question, which version of Condor are you using?  There was a
>> problem with the kbdd in earlier versions wherein after a suspend, the
>> kbdd would not update the address of the startd it is supposed to
>> communicate with, and thus all keyboard/mouse updates would get lost.
>> This was fixed sometime after Condor Week last year after Ian from
>> Cycle brought it to our attention.
>>
>> Z
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Eric Abel <Eric.Abel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Fellow Condor users,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I recently have encountered an issue with kbbd.  I have a windows pool, with
>>> a mixture of windows7 and XP workstations.  Recently, one of the windows7
>>> machines ceased to kill jobs when the user logged on.  Looking deeper into
>>> the problem, I discovered that the issue surfaced when a user would log in,
>>> then leave the computer for a period of time.  The conditions for job
>>> acceptance were met (per UWCS_START), and jobs started.  Upon trying to
>>> resume his session (note he never logged out), the jobs continued to run,
>>> utilizing 100% of his CPU.  I looked into it, and saw that there was no kbbd
>>> associated with his username (although a SYSTEM kbbd was running).  I then
>>> logged in, using the "switch user" feature, and this spawned a kbbd under my
>>> username.  This kbbd sensed my presence and took appropriate action with the
>>> running jobs.  We then logged out of my session, returned to the other
>>> user's session.still no kbbd associated with his name.  We then logged him
>>> out, then back in again, and now there was a kbbd associated with his
>>> username.  So it seems that kbbd is terminating for some reason, and not
>>> being restarted upon session resume, only for the start of a new session.  I
>>> should point out that both user accounts are administrators on this
>>> machine.  I should also point out that the system has been working fine for
>>> about 6 months, and this only surface after the last round of windows
>>> updates.  I checked the kbbd log and found nothing out of the ordinary.
>>> Has anybody encountered this before?  Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
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