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[angus73 <924304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I found that for me the problem is related to wally (v 2.4.5, a desktop
wallpaper changer). If I don't run it, the bug doesn't show.

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Title:
  Maximum number of clients reached: Failed to open display

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  From time to time this error is repeated in gnome-shell whrn I try to
  open a new program:

  Maximum number of clients reachedFailed to open display
  Maximum number of clients reachedMaximum number of clients reached/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin X11 error: Can't open display: 
     Set DISPLAY environment variable, use -display option
     or check permissions of your X-Server
     (See "man X" resp. "man xhost" for details)

  To solve it I have to reopen the session.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-10.17-i7 3.2.1-ck1
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-10-i7 x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  290.10  Wed Nov 16 17:39:29 PST 2011
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,gnomecompat,mousepoll,vpswitch,place,snap,regex,move,grid,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,resize,session,animation,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Tue Jan 31 14:59:15 2012
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: oneiric
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-10-i7, x86_64: installed
   nvidia-current, 290.10, 3.2.0-8-i7, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-10-i7, x86_64: installed
   vboxhost, 4.1.8, 3.2.0-8-i7, x86_64: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need an easy workaround
  GraphicsCard:
   nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 220] [10de:0a20] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34d6]
  JockeyStatus:
   xorg:nvidia_current - Controlador para tarjetas gráficas NVIDIA (Privativo, Activado, En uso)
   xorg:nvidia_current_updates - Controlador de gráficos acelerados de NVIDIA (actualizaciones post-lanzamiento) (Privativo, Desactivado, No está en uso)
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD5
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-10-i7 root=UUID=b29ba7a7-8e7a-4830-b8e1-907cdfe1c663 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  XorgConf:
   Section "Device"
   	Identifier	"Default Device"
   	Option	"NoLogo"	"True"
   EndSection
  dmi.bios.date: 02/01/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: FD
  dmi.board.name: X58A-UD5
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFD:bd02/01/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-UD5:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-UD5:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: X58A-UD5
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

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