How to start CDE session from Unix Server.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

I want to use CDE, how to start CDE graphical session directly from Unix Server.

Thanks,

Gulam.

[John Dvorchak]

To run CDE you first must have the /etc/rc.config.d/desktop file say:

DESKTOP=CDE

Then /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc start

If the CDE is installed and configured, which it is by default you should be good to go.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

Thanks for your response.

The desktop file is OK.

But nothing happend when I did:

/sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc start

CDE didn't start or I didn't see any screen!

Thanks,

Gulam.

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you did this from the console, you have to logout to allow the CDE to start. But remember, if you started dtlogin.rc from console, logging out may kill that process unless started using nohup.

If you started dtlogin.rc from any other telnet/ssh connection and nobody is logged into the console, you should see a CDE screen.

To start the dtlogin.rc command with nohup use this,

first shutdown dtlogin.rc

/sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc stop
nohup /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc start &

Also make sure you see the dtlogin process when you do ps -ef and grep for dtlogin./

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Gulam,

Here is a step by step guide to check and resolve your CDE startup problem.

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000072805125

The itrc doc is XMKKBAN00000234.

Hope this helps.

Regds