RE: All Ports in Use when they are not

["West, Barbara - HPL" <Barbara.West@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We have been trying to document this problem also during the last few weeks
and have taken to routinely killing all user-initiated processes nightly
after our consortium members close for the day.  We only leave them open if
they are clearly identifiable as an overnight report.  A HALAN staff member
with secure access to our system has to do this from home.  

On at least one occasion someone was running a list in the character-based
software (not Millennium) and the session stayed open the following morning
even though the system had shut down briefly overnight.  When the user tried
to view her list the next day, the software closed, but when she restarted
the software and tried to view the file again, it was locked.  She had to go
in and kill her own process to free the session (and the list.)

We have also found that if a Millennium session freezes and the operator
closes it using Task Manager, then immediately restarts Millennium, the
first Java session does not close properly. 

It is also very easy to inadvertently open a second Millennium session
without closing the first one.  We periodically remind out members to check
the task bar at the bottom of the screen for open applications before
starting a Millennium session.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Dutcher [mailto:dutcher.roger@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:43 AM
To: INNOPAC Users Group
Subject: All Ports in Use when they are not


We have had this problem twice this week.  Before this it has been
intermittent but fairly regular.

We have 15 staff licenses.  Every so often we are told that All Ports in
Use.  We diligently go around checking everyone's computers (we are a stand
alone, relatively small library) and we can not find 15 milcircs or
text-based programs in use.  This morning we counted only 11 open programs,
which should leave us 4 to use.  Still, we were not able to open anymore
milcircs.

Does anyone else run into this and are there any obvious problems I am not
seeing?  (We do use a fastprinter attached to our lantronix box (the only
thing left on the box) but even then we are not able to account for the
other ports being in use.)

Roger Dutcher
Beloit Public Library
409 Pleasant St
Beloit WI 53511


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