CDE can't startup

[Mohan Low Han Sen]

After adding a default route, the CDE can't start. The following error message appears. " The desktop messaging could not be started. " The problem persists as long as the default route remains.

[Alan Casey]

Check your $HOME/.dt/errorlog for more information

the docuemnt: doc_id: 200000062513129
Has a lot of info in it which may help.

[Oliver Zell_1]

Hello,
for general CDE Login problems see
doc: KBRC00004688
CDE Login Troubleshooting

for your error message, you can find the
doc: KBRC00004164
Unable to initialize or connect to the Desktop messaging system
in the technical knowledge base.

Perhaps this one could help as well:
2200089010
CDE would not start - missing or unreadable /etc/netconfig file

regards,
BIANCA

[Judy Traynor]

Things to try
run dr_dt to see possible problems

run gated (temporarily) - to see if the router you picked is indeed the one that would be picked from gated. (i.e., netstat -nr to see route table.)