Hi Alan We had a similar problem a while ago. Linux Mint setup. In our case it was because sometimes our client machine was unable for some unknown reason to find the license server. Eventually hard coding the ip address by way of putting it in the /etc/hosts file fixed it up..
Unfortunately we never really resolved what was causing the network issues as we were just doing some testing and reformatted the machine a month later. Perhaps try a traceroute on the license server to see if its coming up as it should. Kind regards Angus ________________________________ From: Alan Fregtman [[email protected]] Sent: 03 April 2013 05:43 PM To: XSI Mailing List Subject: Softimage (Linux) 2013 startup slowness, wth? Hey guys, Does anyone know if anything changed in 2013 from 2012 that would cause ridiculous startup slowdowns? At work we have CentOS 6.3. In my particular box 2012 starts relatively fast, but 2013 hangs for a very VERY long time (20 minutes to several hours sometimes) before showing me a working UI. Both use the same workgroups. 2013 is mostly idle while this happens. Little to no CPU usage. It's as if it's waiting for something. They reimaged my OS once and it briefly seemed fixed but the issue returned. On other computers I don't get such a drastic slowdown, so I'm inclined to think it's not something to do with my home folder. Also one time for kicks we updated everything (to CentOS 6.4 with all the updates) and then it was roughly the same speed between versions again. I could do this again but then I'm the only one who's updated and we're trying to keep boxes consistent. Also other people have logged on here and they too experience crazy slow startups, so it's not just my user. Anybody have any idea what sort of madness is messing with my 2013 startup? What could be so different?! Any pointers appreciated. Cheers, -- Alan <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table
