Re: VNC vs Cygwin (was RE: Semi-OT: Vi Question/Need)

From: Nuno Souto <dbvision_at_iinet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:11:36 +1100
Message-ID: <514AEAE8.7000506_at_iinet.net.au>

Thanks, interesting info. I don't have to use ssh as all my db servers and my desktop are on a dedicated and firewalled subnet of our LAN. Hence I just run xhost and then xhost + and ignore all those restrictions. But it's good to know where the probs are!

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Nuno Souto
dbvision_at_iinet.net.au



On 21/03/2013 12:16 AM, Brian Pardy wrote:


> Stick with VNC for installing/upgrading Cloud Control 12c. I ran into 

> an "interesting" bug (14623310, now patched via auto-update) where 

> Cygwin's openssh+Xserver, with or without the -Y/-X flags, would 

> silently timeout the X display support after about 20 minutes causing 

> an upgrade failure moving from 12cR1 to R2. There's a step in the 

> upgrade that runs a blind X app with no UI that was failing silently 

> since it couldn't connect to my $DISPLAY when it was run about 25 

> minutes into the upgrade process. I will probably use VNC for all 

> installs/upgrades for the next decade because of this. -Brian -- 

> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l 


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