Oddities

This page is for posting "strange" things that happen, particularly with the Teer machines. If we can get them explained and solved - great! If not - at least you will know you were not alone! The machines to avoid are given below.

Machines to Avoid as of 10:27, 7 September 2014 (EDT)

Teer 03, 05, 07, 18, 38, 39, 41

Not Responding

Check Ping Results to see which machines are not responding to hails. As of 10:27, 7 September 2014 (EDT) it's 18, 38, and 39.

AFS Drive not connected (EGR103 does not exist)

When you try to cd to an AFS folder, it doesn't exist.

• Date(s): 9/4-present/2014
• Machines: Teer 03, 07, 41
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...

Prompt doesn't appear

Despite allowing you to log in, the computer hangs after the introduction and never gets to a command prompt.

• Date(s): 9/5/2014
• Machines: Teer 05
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...

Warnings / Other Things That Aren't Actually Problems

evince SettingsDaemon

When starting emacs, a strange error (or hundreds of them show up) saying:

** (evince:####): WARNING **: Failed to create dbus proxy for org.gnome.SettingsDaemon: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon': no such name

• Date(s): Starting two years ago, continuing on
• Machines: All Teer
• Solution: It still works...hit enter to get to a new command prompt but evince should be working

Xlib: extension missing

Occasionally, the error message comes up with graphical programs saying:

Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display "localhost:10.0".

• Date(s): Starting two years ago, continuing on
• Machines: All Teer
• Solution: The graphical programs still work...hit enter to get to a new command prompt but the graphical program should be working

Resolved

MATLAB LAPACK Issue

Some people reported an error with LAPACK when using polyval on MATLAB. OIT confirmed this is a known bug with MathWorks Bug Report and they are working on getting the fix installed.

• Date(s): 9/2-5/2014
• Resolved: 9/5/2014 - patch pushed out to Teer machines by OIT
• Machines: Teer 04, 12, 13, 25, 26 - but only some people, not all
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...

matlab command not found

On teer37, the matlab command is missing.

• Date(s): 9/2-4/2014
• Resolved: 9/2/2014
• Machines: Teer 37
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...

Password not accepted

Currently, teer03 is not accepting passwords correctly.

• Date(s): 9/2/2014
• Resolved: 9/4/2014
• Machines: Teer 03
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...

MATLAB R2013a vs. R2014a

Some people type matlab & and an older version of MATLAB comes up.

• Date(s): 9/2/2014
• Resolved: 9/4/2014
• Machines: Teer 15, 27, 34
• Solution: Log in to a different machine...