WindowServer freezes when switching users via ARD
| Originator: | farcaller | ||
| Number: | rdar://7505826 | Date Originated: | 03-Jan-2010 04:46 PM |
| Status: | Duplicate | Resolved: | |
| Product: | OSX Server | Product Version: | 10.6.2 |
| Classification: | Crash | Reproducible: | Always |
Summary While switching to login window via fast user switching over an ARD session on a headless server, WindowServer becomes unresponsive and requires a restart. Steps to Reproduce 1. Enable fast user switching 2. Log in over ARD 3. Switch to other user's session or to login window Expected Results ARD client shows other user's session or login window Actual Results ARD shows a blank black screen (or none at all), WindowServer is unresponsive. After connecting a monitor it sows a solid blue background. Notes ==> /var/log/secure.log <== Jan 3 16:43:06 yggdrasil com.apple.SecurityServer[39]: Session 0x326060 created Jan 3 16:43:06 yggdrasil com.apple.SecurityServer[39]: Session 0x326060 attributes 0x30 Jan 3 16:43:07 yggdrasil loginwindow[20615]: Login Window Started Security Agent ==> /var/log/system.log <== Jan 3 16:43:07 yggdrasil loginwindow[20615]: Login Window Started Security Agent ==> /var/log/secure.log <== Jan 3 16:43:08 yggdrasil SecurityAgent[20630]: Showing Login Window Jan 3 16:43:08 yggdrasil SecurityAgent[20630]: Login Window is taller than the display ==> /var/log/system.log <== Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil AppleVNCServer[20625]: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSGetDisplayBounds (display ff000000) Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil AppleVNCServer[20625]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged. Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil com.apple.RemoteDesktop.agent[20623]: Sun Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil.i.codeneedle.com AppleVNCServer[20625] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSGetDisplayBounds (display ff000000) Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil com.apple.RemoteDesktop.agent[20623]: Sun Jan 3 16:43:09 yggdrasil.i.codeneedle.com AppleVNCServer[20625] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
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Same problem still exists
A year later and no fix!
Same Issue Here
Headless XServe (10.6) and MacPro (10.6.2).
I have since attached a monitor to the XServe and can now recover the window although sometimes it takes two times reopening the ARD session to see the desktop.