HP CDE

[uspfoms]

After cold installing UX-11.0
on a D380 system and getting CDE login screen. After logging in I'm getting this error message

The desktop messaging system could not be started, to correct the problem.
1. choose ok to return to login screen.
2. select failsafe login
3. check desktop is properly installed,check /etc/hosts, check network config.

I checked all the above and everything looks fine.
I do not have a clue what else to check..........

THANKS

[Denver Osborn]

how is the hostname being resolved?

if there's a problem with name resolution, try setting up your /etc/nsswitch.conf to use files (/etc/hosts) first...

change may look similar to:

hosts: files [NOFOUND=continue] dns


If that doesn't do it, run
/usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt and correct any workings that may be a problem.

hope this helps
-denver

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi,

1. See if you can be able to ping to any systems from your systems. If not, then you need to fix your network.

2. Run "hostname". And ping to it. It should resolve the hostname and the ping should response. Otherwise, you have to fix your resolver. /etc/resolv.conf tells you what DNS servers you need to use and /etc/nsswitch.conf tell you the order. Add your hostname and it's IP to /etc/hosts. Also ping localhost and see ifyou get the response.

3. Check /var/adm/inetd.sec.

4. Run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt and see if it gives any errors.

-Sri

[Norman_21]

Hi,
I had the same probelm with my Workstation loaded with hp-ux 11.00.
I issued the set_parms command to change the hostname.
make sure the hosts file has the default permission
chmod 444 hosts
owner=bin group=bin
if you do not have DNS configured just rename the
resolv.conf.
run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_d and check /var/dt/Xerrors
Also check this thread.
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x0be635067c18d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

[uspfoms]

The resolv.conf file needed fixing.


Thanks All