From: Stephan Kosinski <stephan@logan.tv>
Subject: [OsX 10.5.5] After Effect CS3 render issue. 
   Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:13:14 -0400
Msg# 1784
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Hello Greg, Hello all
I'm working on deploying rush for OsX in order to be able submit some Maya and some AfterEffect renders.
While I have to problem in rendering some maya scenes I have an issue with AfterEffect I don't know how to workaround. (well, I'm pretty lame on OsX...)
When I submit a job to one of the Mac station, here is what I get this error:
_RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL. 

    Here is the full log:

##########################################################################################################################
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### loganm014.3: 0002
###
--------------- Rush 102.42a9 --------------
--      Host: loganm005
--       Pid: 2296
--     Title: test_AFX2
--     Jobid: loganm014.3
--     Frame: 0002
--     Tries: 7
--     Owner: dak (1113/20)
-- RunningAs: dak (1113/20)
--  Priority: 1
--      Nice: 10
--    Tmpdir: /var/tmp/.RUSH_TMP.32
-- LogFile: /Volumes/PROJECTS/dakperso/dakperso_BASE/2d/AFTER_EFFECTS/dak/TRACKING_TEST/project_files/rush_test.aep.log/0002 -- Command: perl /Volumes/logan_homes/logan/etc/RUSH_COMMON/OSX/examples/submit-afterfx.pl -render - /Volumes/PROJECTS/dakperso/dakperso_BASE/2d/AFTER_EFFECTS/dak/TRACKING_TEST/project_files/rush_test.aep test_ShaveAndHairCut - 1 0 3 Fail 0 off 
--   Started: Fri Sep 26 18:51:47 2008
--------------------------------------------
SCENEPATH: /Volumes/PROJECTS/dakperso/dakperso_BASE/2d/AFTER_EFFECTS/dak/TRACKING_TEST/project_files/rush_test.aep 
COMP: test_ShaveAndHairCut
OUTPUTDIR: -
AEVERSION: -
RENDERFLAGS:
BATCHFRAMES: 1 (2-2)
RETRIES: 3 (Fail after 3 retries)
PATH: /Applications/Adobe After Effects 6.5:/Applications/Adobe After Effects 7.0:/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS3:/usr/local/rush/bin:/usr/local/rush/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/libexec:/usr/local/rush/bin
Executing: aerender -project "/Volumes/PROJECTS/dakperso/dakperso_BASE/2d/AFTER_EFFECTS/dak/TRACKING_TEST/project_files/rush_test.aep" -comp "test_ShaveAndHairCut" -s 2 -e 2 _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL. 
PROGRESS: Launching After Effects...
PROGRESS: ...After Effects successfully launched

--- AERENDER SUCCEEDS
##########################################################################################################################

    ...............But actually it did not, succeed.
What is really strange is that as soon as I physically log onto the the machine the render is going through perfectly and when I logout it refuses to launch again.
I have to mention that we are using Open Directory to authenticate. I have allowed "all incoming connections" in the security tab as well as the "remote login" from any user. 

    Anyone got this kind of trouble already?


Thank you very much for your help.

Stephan.

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