CDE issue with user accounts, not root

[Jack Hanlon]

Hi,

I have a c3000 running 10.20. Having difficulties logging in to CDE from any other user except root. I get an error stating "unable to initialize or connect to Desktop messaging system. Check your $HOME/.dt/errorlog for more information"

I have recently done a complete install of 10.20 + patches + apps.

Root logs in fine to do work. Other users are unable to get to their desktop. I checked on items such as hosts, nsswitch.conf, and resolv.conf. I even copied those files from a working machine, but to no avail.

Looking for any insight to this issue. Thanks.

[Pete Randall]

Jack,

Check this thread:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=91891


Pete

[Stf]

I hope this may help you...:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=209541

Stf ;-)

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Jack,

Try this link,

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073548533

The itrc doc id is KBRC00004688.

Check the permission of the files, /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/nsswitch.conf, /var/adm/inetd.sec. Make sure the world has read permissions (at least 644).

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Jack Hanlon]

Thanks. I found document KBRC00004688 very helpful. All the posts provided documents that had overlapping information, hence anyone of these probably would have helped solve the issue.