cannot start CDE

[Cody Godines]

I'm on an HP-visualize running hpux-11 and when launching CDE it quits automatically and returns to the login window. It was jus bought within the past month. What can be done?

[Paul Sperry · Accepted solution]

Try logging in with the command line option. Then check you network config files.

/etc/rc.config.d.netconf
/etc/hosts
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/nsswitch.conf

[Paul Sperry]

Another thought, I used to mess with peoples .profile/.login files
to log them out right after they logged in :)
try loggin in as root or another user.

[Sachin Patel]

Cody looks like most probable host name issue.

1. can you resolve name
#nslookup hostname

if you are using dns then temporary disable it.

#mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.orig
#vi /etc/nsswitch.conf file and
hosts: files dns

#vi /etc/hosts and make sure you have your host entry in it.

this should start cde if this is hostname resolv problem. Then fix dns.

Sachin

[Jeffrey Killian]

I've had similar experiences when there was a problem with the login process. I'd telnet to the box and look at the variour login scripts that are being executed... the .profile, .schrc, etc. Also look at any scripts being called. If they error (because of syntax and such) then I have seen the behavior that you describe.