Known issues
KX Analyst listens on all network interfaces (using \p
)
By default, Analyst uses \p port
to set the process port if not already set. If only listening
on localhost is desired, either:
- set the port before loading Analyst (
\p localhost:port
), - set the environment variable
ANALYST_PORT="localhost:port"
, or - update the Analyst config at
<install>/config/config.{profile,bat}
settingANALYST_PORT="localhost:port"
stdout/err redirection for large messages can block process
Large stdout/err messages can fill the redirection buffer causing the process to block. Signalling
SIGINT
on the process will cause it to resume. The size of the buffer depends on the operating system
in use. In *nix and macOS, this corresponds to the maximum pipe size, and is variable on Windows.
To disable stdout/err redirection you may define the environment variable ANALYST_NOUSE_REDIR=true
Error 'snd. OS reports: Resource temporarily unavailable
serving Analyst
Prior to v3.5/v3.6 2018.10.03, starting kdb+ with TLS enabled to serve content over HTTPS
could result in a 'snd
error. This is fixed in v3.5 and v3.6 as of that date, and is not an issue
when not using TLS.
-U
user/password file checks unsupported
Analyst will use .z.ac
under the hood to perform authentication over HTTP and WebSockets. -U
is
ignored by this handler, for this reason -U
password file checks are unsupported.
Multiple concurrent users
Multiple users can attach to the same q process as long as they all authenticate against it. Messages (stdout, stderr, and scripted visuals) are broadcast to all Analyst sessions.
Suspended q processes
If a q process is in suspended mode, i.e., within the q debugger with a prompt like q)), then all requests to the process are suspended until execution resumes as normal. This means that use of Analyst will also be suspended while in this mode.
Background processes with basic auth
Analyst authentication requires user to input a username and password. If authentication
is desired when starting q as a background process, it is advised to write custom authentication handling
so that username and password can be configured however desired, and load launcher.q_
as usual, with
ANALYST_USE_AUTH="no"
. See the Analyst README.md
for more information on
usage of .z.*
.
Closing a websocket to a Analyst process stops stdout/err messages
If a websocket connection is attached to the q process running Analyst and that socket is subsequently closed, stdout/err will stop appearing in Analyst. The q process will continue to show stdout/err from the command line. To re-enable stdout/err in the IDE refresh the page.
Cloning repositories requires both the private and public key to be present
When cloning a git repository into Analyst over ssh using a key file, Analyst
requires both the private and public key to be present. The keys must be in the same location and
have the same file name with appropriate extensions (.pub
for the public key).
Example:
Cloning over ssh using the default key location of ~/.ssh/id_rsa
requires that both a public
key and private key file be present under ~/.ssh
. This means that both files id_rsa
and
id_rsa.pub
should be in the ~/.ssh
directory.
// This must be true for clone to succeed.
path: hsym "S"$getenv[`HOME],"/.ssh";
all `id_rsa`id_rsa.pub in key path;
/=> 1b
If the public key is not present, the following error will be printed.
Failed to connect to remote: Failed to authenticate SSH session: Unable to open public key file
Authentication error with Safari
Safari is not currently supported
We recommend using Chrome or Firefox for the best experience with KX Analyst.
Safari is not a currently supported web browser for KX Analyst due to a known issue with Safari which prevents KX Analyst from creating an authenticated WebSocket connection. Users trying to use Safari with authentication enabled will see the following message immediately after entering their username and password:
To use authentication with KX Analyst, switch to a supported browser. Disable authentication in your configuration file to continue using Safari with KX Analyst.
Switching ANALYST_USE_AUTH
between yes and no on IE does not clear username
If Analyst is started with ANALYST_USE_AUTH
set to yes
and a session
is created in Internet Explorer, switching ANALYST_USE_AUTH
to no
will continue
to remember the previous username. To clear the username from Internet Explorer, follow the
instructions at https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/17438/windows-internet-explorer-view-delete-browsing-history#ie=ie-11
Deleting the browser cache will reset Analyst
Clearing the browser's cache will clear the username from Internet Explorer but it will also delete all workspace settings including scratchpads and unsaved changes. Before clearing your browser's cache, ensure that all unsaved content is either saved or backed up.
Error cloning repositories on Windows 10 version 1903 or newer
Microsoft has updated their Cryptography API in Windows 10 version 1903, and users
on this version or newer will see a Failed to connect to remote: failed to start SSH session:
error when trying to clone Git repositories over SSH. Cloning over HTTP/HTTPS is not affected.
We are investigating a fix and will be releasing a patch as soon as possible.