[p4] anybody use p4v on this list?

Fri Apr 25 23:52:58 PDT 2008

I've never seen the UI prompt for a password more than once every 12  
hours (the ticket expiration timer).

I'm using Rev. Perforce Visual Client/MACOSX104X86/2007.3/149519 at  
the moment.

My only variable in .bash_profile is P4PORT (set to 1666) since p4  
doesn't seem to try the default by default. =)

-zoltan

On Apr 25, 2008, at 11:23 PM, Jon Gamble wrote:

> I get repeated credentials dialogs, regardless of server security
> level, using p4v on all three platforms (linux, mac, win).  p4 command
> line client works great, always has.  Funny that p4v is just a p4
> wrapper right?  I haven't tried p4win, it's such a pile last time I
> looked, I don't even want to download it for debugging's sake.
>
> Well, I have tried remove .p4tickets directory and doing a fresh login
> -a, I've removed P4XXXX environment variables (especially P4PASSWD)
> exported by .bashrc (don't know why this would help anyways those
> environment variables shouldn't affect processes launched outside the
> terminal (by say gdm) on *NIXes eh, or those launched by the window
> manager on mac eh?)
>
> For those who have p4v working, I am talking specifically about p4v
> 2007.3 release.  You have this working?  I have my doubts!  :)
>
> I suppose I will call perforce Monday morning to see if they've heard
> of this issue.  Maybe they have a build to fix it in the works.  I
> will let all of you know what I hear.
>
> -jon
>
> On Apr 23, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Eric.Walker at smsc.com wrote:
>
>>
>> We are only on tickets also. I still see the disconnection in the
>> p4v gui from time to time.  I have a user who only uses the gui to
>> login to perforce. He gets the same issue.
>>
>> Eric B. Walker
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Matthew Janulewicz <MJanulewicz at greendotcorp.com>
>> 04/23/08 12:00 PM
>>
>> To
>> "'Jamison, Shawn'" <sjamison at ciena.com>, Brad Holt <brad.holt at autodesk.com
>>> , "Jeff A. Bowles" <jab at pobox.com>, Jon Gamble
>> <jonbgamble at gmail.com>, Eric Walker/SMSC at SMSC
>> cc
>> "perforce-user at perforce.com" <perforce-user at perforce.com>
>> Subject
>> RE: [p4] anybody use p4v on this list?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> It's my understanding that you should use tickets OR P4PASSWD, but
>> not both. Nobody here has P4PASSWD set, we're all tickets, all the
>> time and have no problems with P4V. Having two different (possible)
>> authentication methods seems like it's asking for trouble.
>>
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
>> ] On Behalf Of Jamison, Shawn
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:58 AM
>> To: Brad Holt; Jeff A. Bowles; Jon Gamble; Eric.Walker at smsc.com
>> Cc: perforce-user at perforce.com
>> Subject: Re: [p4] anybody use p4v on this list?
>>
>> The issues was had was a conflict between the P4PASSWD environment
>> variable and the .p4ticket file and the way P4V interacted with our
>> environment and those variables.
>>
>> There is a lot that can be going on to cause this.  If the P4PASSWD  
>> is
>> not set correctly or you are setting your p4passwd in
>> your .bash_profile
>> and you have an old p4tickets file.
>>
>> To much to list every possible solution.
>>
>> Try the following:
>>
>> Try cleaning out your user environment and get rid of ALL the P4*
>> entries.
>>
>> Delete your .p4tickets file
>>
>> Try using p4 login -a then start the p4v client with p4v & and see if
>> that helps.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> -Shawn Jamison>
>> Ciena Corp.
>> Perforce Admin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brad Holt [mailto:brad.holt at autodesk.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:48 PM
>> To: Jeff A. Bowles; Jon Gamble; Jamison, Shawn; Eric.Walker at smsc.com
>> Cc: perforce-user at perforce.com
>> Subject: RE: [p4] anybody use p4v on this list?
>>
>> Let us know what you find.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
>> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Jeff A.
>> Bowles
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:41 AM
>> To: Jon Gamble; Jamison, Shawn; Eric.Walker at smsc.com
>> Cc: perforce-user at perforce.com
>> Subject: Re: [p4] anybody use p4v on this list?
>>
>> I think that I would ask Tech Support this question.  Something's
>> going
>> on, and this forum is good for the question "is anyone else seeing
>> this
>> behavior?" but lousy for "can someone fix this for me" because, well,
>> it's a Perforce binary that we cannot directly change.
>> Get to support. There are very good questions in this thread ("delete
>> that tickets file / directory and try again") and Support will lead
>> you
>> to some other questions. Make sure that you're able to answer
>> questions
>> about your local DNS server and network topology; it's possible  
>> you'll
>> have something like that to debug.
>>
>> Call them. It'll be more fruitful.
>>
>> -Jeff Bowles
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Jon Gamble <jonbgamble at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Successfully?  Does it work?
>>>
>>> I'm trying to find out if the behavior that me and a collaborator in
>>> California are seeing is unique to our situation, because if it is
>>> not, then p4v does not work.  Surely this can't be the case.
>> Perforce
>>
>>> has always been quality software in my estimation.
>>>
>>> The problem is that p4v client continually demands authentication
>> over
>>
>>> and over for every tiny action, regardless of the server's
>>> authentication counter/model (password, ticket, etc).  Why does this
>>> only happen to us?
>>>
>>> -jon
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>>
>>
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