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** Changed in: dolfin
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615250

Title:
  Failed X connection corrupts root filesystem

Status in DOLFIN:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I noticed this problem a while ago, and just fell victim to it again
  this morning.

  I was doing a dolfin install from bzr as root on Ubuntu Lucid 10.4 64-bit server.
  When running a demo, if the X forwarding is not correctly set, then the code crashes in a plot() call, with a PETSC error. Subsequently, the root file system is severely damaged, and the only option seems to be a complete reinstall of the OS.

  I know, this can be avoided by not running the demos as root, but it is an easy mistake to make after doing a system-wide install.
  I presume it is a bug in viper.

  Any ideas?

  Thanks

  Chris Richardson