CDE: desktop messaging system could not be started

[Thomas Schler_1]

Hi,

CDE is no longer starting:

After login the CDE environment doesn't come up. A window is coming up instead telling me to
check whether the desktop is properly installed (it is since I work for years with the desktop on
my computer), whether the hostname is correct in /etc/hosts (it is), and whether the network is
properly configured (it is).

So what shall I do, now, after looking at the syslog, errorlog, startlog, /var/dt/Xerrors, and so on?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Thomas,

Could run the command dr_dt and copy the output to the forum.

Kind regards,
Robert-Jan

[Thomas Schler_1]

Robert,

here is dr_dt ...

[James Specht]

You could check and see if it is your .dtprofile or .dt directory information for that use by renaming the ~user/.dtprofile and ~user/.dt to something else and then restart the CDE. You can do this through a telnet or ssh login.

--Jim

[Thomas Schler_1]

James,

renaming .dtprofile and ~/.dt did not help. A new .dtprofile and .dt was created, but with the same error message (desktop messaging system could not be started). Still, can't login via CDE.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Thomas,

There are some permission problems in the output, the mayor problem looks like

WARNING: The /var/adm/inetd.sec file is not properly
configured. The current configuration is:
permissions = -r--r-----
owner = root
group = sys
For HP CDE to function correctly, it should be a
file with the following configuration:
permissions = -r--r--r--
owner = root
group = sys

WARNING: Unable to verify the contents of the /var/adm/inetd.sec
file, either because it does not exist, or does not have
read permission.

Could you modify the permissions on the /var/adm/inetd.sec to 444 and run dr_dt again.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Thomas Schler_1]

Robert,

in the meantime, I did already:

-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 1006 Jun 18 16:00 inetd.sec

(restart with inetd -c)

No success.

Any more ideas??

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

check what dr_dt thinks about the /var/adm/inetd.sec file ?

# mv /home/schler/.dt .dt.old

restart you CDE session.

Robert-Jan

[Thomas Schler_1]

Robert,

dr_dt does not complain, see attachment.

But, after restarting CDE (init 2; init 3) situation got worse.

X server can no longer start: "The X-server can not be started on display april:0..."

I checked /var/dt/Xerrors (no detailed hint), /etc/dt/config/Xservers (last line not commented: * Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0).

All seems to be ok, but all gets worse, really funny.

Any more ideas??? (I have still a lot of points ...)

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000063199549

Regards,
Robert-Jan