login problem in CDE mode

[jhlee]

I have been using HP-UX 10.20. but when I change permission and ownership of some files, I can not login in CDE mode.
But, there is no problem to login in command mode and network.
Can someone advise me what is the reason?

[Anthony Goonetilleke]

Try running /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt
it should give you a little bit of help.

What files did you change?

[Alex Glennie]

The main set of dirs or files which can cause problems for all users are /usr/bin/X, /tmp, /var/spool/ , though any graphics libs etc will most likely cause problems as well : advise : use dr_dt and systematically address all warning and errors generated. If that fails I'd advise a re-install of CDE-Runtime env unless you know exactly which files you altered, as it could be like lookin for a needle in a hay stack.

If only one user affected : try removing $HOME/.dt dir out of the way you maybe lucky ?

[Jamie Rancourt]

I've seen problems loging in to CDE caused by the tolltalk database. There is a utility ttdbck which can be run to repair the database. I usually delete all files in TT_DB directories (/TT_DB for root) and that solves the problem. If home directories are located in /home/, then TT_DB is /home/TT_DB. Hope this helps.