can't login to CDE

[Tal Drigov]

Hi,

For some reason I can't login via CDE.

My workstation configuration is:

I have two lan cards. One is for local lan (10.10.10.1) and the other one is working via DHCP.

Any suggestions ?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

From login screen select option, sessions, fail safe sesion.
Login as root and check your $HOME/.dt/errorlog for more information.

Robert-Jan.

[Tal Drigov]

The errorlog in /.dt is sized 0.

but in startlog I got this:
--- Wed Jan 1 22:33:18 IST 2003
--- /usr/dt/bin/Xsession starting...
--- Xsession started by dtlogin
--- sourcing //.dtprofile...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0020.dtims...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0030.dttmpdir...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0040.xmbind...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0060.srcsysenv...
Xsession (PATH): bad directory /usr/ucb ignored
Xsession (PATH): bad directory /home/root ignored
--- sourcing /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/8000.migration...
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dthello &
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtsearchpath -ksh
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtappgather &
--- execing /usr/dt/bin/dtsession ...
not sourcing //.profile (see //.dtprofile)
Warning: Cannot convert string ":Alt CtrlInsert" to type VirtualBinding

[Alex Glennie]

Hi Tal,

I'd suggest the following :

a) describe EXACTLY what happens & what you see when attempting to login via CDE.

b) Is root user also affected ?

c) contents of /var/dt/Xerrors

d) can you log in to a failsafe session : select from cde options on the cde login
screen.

e) add set -x in $HOME/.dtprofile : attempt to login : check the $HOME/.dt/startlog
again

f) contents of $HOME/.dt/errorlog ?

g) run Run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt. check for errors/warnings .....

h) /usr/bin/nslookup
/usr/bin/nslookup

i) check /etc/rc.config.d/netconf entries tie up with nslookup etc ..

j) if possible try to disable DHCP for elimination purposes.

[T G Manikandan]

I am not sure this is the continuation of the thread where you are unable to use a hostname on the dhcp client.
i.e hostname is unknown.

If this is the case then it cannot log in as usual because the system cannot do a nslookup for the hostname of the machine.

Please revert

[Sameer S]

Hi,

Try the following:
1. Prepare a copy the $HOME/.dt and delete the old $HOME/.dt. Reboot the server and see if the new setting allows for CDE login.

2. Even setting the hostname wrong can prevent the CDE login. Try checking the hostname in /etc/hostname.

[Jim Butler]

One thing - move your $HOME/.dt area out to $HOME/.dt.old, and log out and back in -.

A new .dt dir will be created - If this does not work, your problem is either your environment (may have a DISPLAY Variable set incorrectly i.e. hardcoded) or

You have a problem in your configuration files in /etc/dt area.
sys.resources or another file may be a problem.

Look in your errorlog and startlog in the new $HOME/.dt area to determine what the error is.

good luck

[Kelli Ward]

Hi Tal,

I had a similar situation a while back.
I was running a B132L and a B180L. When I configured a second NIC (or aliased a second IP to the first NIC) I lost the ability to log in to CDE on an HP-UX 11.0 system.
If this sounds like you, you might need the CDE periodic patch.
Follow the link below from my original question for more details.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x898393e260b0d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

Good luck,
Kel