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To: Dick <dm@chello.nl>
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Subject: Re: SIGALRM ignored
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From: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
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Dick <dm@chello.nl> writes:

> Philippe Troin <phil <at> fifi.org> writes:
> > > Does someone know a debugging technique to see whats happening?
> > Cat /proc/pid/status and look for the SigBlk line (blocked signals)
> > and the SigIgn (ignored signals).  SIGALRM is 14, look for bit 14,
> > that is 0000000000002000.  This bit should not be set.
> 
> And it is set (SigBlk: 0000000000012000) ... Thank you very much, I have to
> search in another direction.

Look at the display manager.  I know that wdm used to not clean up its
signals before starting a user session.

Phil.
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