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			      Reported Problems
				 Generic NQS


			 Academic Computing Services
			   University of Sheffield


			       Stuart Herbert
			 (S.Herbert@sheffield.ac.uk)











































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Abstract :

	Under grant NTI/48.2 from the New Technologies Sub Committee (NTSC)
	of JISC, the University of Sheffield is maintaining a freely-available
	version of the Network Queueing System (NQS), the de facto standard
	batch processing system for the UNIX operating system.

	This document lists all problems reported with Generic NQS v3.40.0
	or later.  A list of problems reported for Monsanto-NQS can be found
	in the file PROBLEMS.old, supplied with the Generic NQS source code.





















































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	Contents
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1	Introduction

1.1	Introduction
1.2	How To Report Problems

2	Reported Problems, August 1995

2.1	/sbin/pset reports 'out of swap space' alert (WORKAROUND)



















































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1	Introduction
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1.1	Introduction

	This is the official bug list for Generic NQS.  It is made of actual
	reports from the NQS community.  Where a solution exists, or
	workaround has been found, full details are included.

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1.2	How To Report Problems

	If you experience any problems with Generic NQS, then please send a
	bug report to `NQS-Support@mailbase.ac.uk', with the following
	details :

	> Reported by : (Who you are, and who you work for)
	> Contact     : (A valid email address)
	> Date        : (Today's date)
	>
	> NQS Version : Generic NQS v3.40.0, pre-release #1
	> Platform    : (Which version(s) of UNIX you've observed the problem
	>		on)
	>
	> Description : (What is the problem?  Please include as much detail
	>               as possible.)
	> Solution    : (Do you have a solution?)

	Alternatively, you can use your favourite Web browser to fill in the
	form at :

	> http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/nqs/Product/GNQS/v3.4x/PROBLEMS.html

	Our dedicated staff (ie, me) will do our best to get back to you
	within one working day.


























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2	Reported Problems, August 1995
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2.1	/sbin/pset reports 'out of swap space' alert (WORKAROUND)

	> Reported by : Phil Chambers
	> Contact     : P.A.Chambers@exeter.ac.uk
	> Date	      : Thu 17 Aug 1995
	>
	> NQS Version : Monsanto-NQS v3.36.4 or later, and Generic NQS
	>		v3.40.0, pre-release #1 and #2.
	> Platform    : IRIX 5.3 & 6.01
	>
	> Description : When the per-process stack limit is set to `infinity',
	>		any subsequent calls to /sbin/pset result in a
	>		`out of swap space' ALERT.  Calls to /sbin/pset
	>		occur as part of the processor set support.
	>
	>		This appears to be a bug in IRIX 6, and has been
	>		reported to SGI.
	>
	> Solution    : Grab Generic NQS v3.40.0, pre-release #3 (or later),
	>		and do one of the following :
	>
	>		a) Compile without processor set support enabled
	>		b) Comment out lines 1343 and 1344 in src/nqs_reqser.c
	>
	>		Once SGI have commented on this, any recommendations
	>		from them will be added here.






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