X11/Motif program fails on startup with "X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)" error message.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • X11/Motif program fails on startup with the following error message:
X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  19 (X_DeleteProperty)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  72
  Current serial number in output stream:  76

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
  • openmotif-2.3.3-4.el6.i686

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