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> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED > > Yuan - > > Thanks for your quick response. I am checking with system admin on the current > functionality of IDV on the workstation, but last week I was able to launch > and run IDV successfully from the console. I will let you know. > > R/ > John > > If you were able to run the IDV from the console, then it is likely the problem of your Cygwin. Try to remote login from a linux machine to see if it is working. Yuan > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 3:15 PM > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US) <address@hidden> > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [Non-DoD Source] [IDV #VOD-784082]: Unable to run IDV using Cygwin > > > Full Name: John Raby > > Email Address: address@hidden > > Organization: U.S. Army Research Laboratory Package Version: V5.2 > > Operating System: Linux > > Hardware: T7500 Dell Workstation > > Description of problem: I have Cygwin running on my Windows desktop system > > and after ssh connection to my workstation, I launch IDV, but it encounters > > an error. Captured the two IDV error dialog windows and the dialog present > > in the Cygwin x-term. Could you please diagnose and provide a resolution? > > Thanks. > > > > > The remote workstation might be headless, so there is no graphic environment > setup for the IDV. Please check with your system adm. to make sure. > > > Yuan > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: VOD-784082 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > =================== > NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the > Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the > web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, > you must let us know in each email you send to us. > > > > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VOD-784082 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.