Reproducable client bug -- a bad one!!!

[Maser]

this is bad if it goes farther than this one instance.

 

 

 

client machine: 10.1.3/9.2.2 with all current OS patches. Current released Retro 5 client.

 

 

 

What I tried to do: Install Netscape 4.79 from "classic" while booted in OSX.

 

 

 

What happened: the normal dialog box popped up about "quitting all open apps" and then I was greeted with the classic spinning watch.

 

 

 

I ssh'ed into the machine remotely, ran "top" and killed the "pitond" process.

 

 

 

The installation of Netscape 4.79 on the remote machine became unstuck and continued.

 

 

 

So, I reran the "Install Retrospect Client" and "uninstalled" the client and restarted.

 

 

 

Netscape 4.7.9 installed from classic with no hesitation.

 

 

 

To confirm this, I then reinstalled the Retro client, restarted, turned the client *OFF* and reran the Netscape 4.79 installer.

 

 

 

Netscape installer "spun the watch".

 

 

 

Force Quit the Netscape installer. Restarted the machine with the Retro client *off*, reran the Netscape Installer:

 

 

 

Netscape installer still "spins the watch"

 

 

 

The only way I can get Netscape 4.79 to install through classic is either (A) if the client is *not* installed or ( if I kill "pitond" remotely. Neither of which is a "good thing".

 

 

 

This may happen to *other* classic installers that require all open apps to be killed. I haven't spent the time on it.

 

 

 

What's up?