HP-UX 11i Display error

[rianui]

Hi all,

I have an Integrity server-rx2620- that runs HP-UX11i.
I shipped the servers to a different location/different subnet, sometime back which required me to change the IP address. When I brought the server up however the graphics could not display. I returned the server to the original site and put back the previous address but still no luck.
When the server boots it tries to bring up the display service but says FAIL and goes to the login prompt. It is accessible over the network and X-Manager from a pc can get the graphics OK.
What files do I need to change or what do I do?

Rianui

[G V R Shankar]

Hi,

Check the /etc/rc.log for errors and proceed further. You can paste the scripts that failed here, so that I can a take a look.

Ravi.

[Torsten.]

- check the logs
- check if the name resolution works
(get your hostname and run "nslookup " on the host)
- run "/usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt"

[rianui]

Hi,
Sorry for the late response and thanks for the replies. The client will not give me access to his server immediately. I will have to get back to you with the results later. Again, thanks.

Rianui

[Dilip Singh Chauhan]

If you have shifted your server ,probabaly the IP address has also been changed. Check in /etc/hosts that the new IP address is matched with the hostname and the old entry is deleted

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[Bill Hassell]

> When the server boots it tries to bring up the display service but says FAIL

What does /etc/rc.log report concerning the Xwindows display service? When you change the primary IP address, it must work correctly in the current box as well as for remote systems. That's what set_parms can do for you. The real problem is likely due to DNS. If you changed /etc/hosts so your local hostname has been assigned the new address, then check your DNS server, both forward and backward:

nslookup myname
nslookup 12.34.56.78

Your DNS server must supply both IP and hostname. If not, get your DNS server fixed. If that is not possible, change your nsswitch.conf file to use files (/etc/hosts) first, then DNS as in:

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue [TRYAGAIN=continue] dns