ROOT login CDE hangs

[Ratzie]

When I log in to root, it starts the CDE login and hangs with the hour glass.

I just moved all of roots profiles to /rootuser
and changed the /etc/passwd file. Would this have something to do with it. When I do a ps -ef I get...

/sbin/sh -c echo 'not sourcing /rootuser/.profile (see /root

[Michael Tully]

After changing the home directory of root and updating /etc/passwd file, did you move root's files from / to /rootuser like .profile .sw elm directory etc

[T G Manikandan]

check $HOME/.dt/errlog and startlog

REvert

[T G Manikandan]

check the doc id KBRC00004688 troubleshooting doc for CDE

The main problems with CDE would be the name resolution.

check whether you could resolve the hostname and ip-address

#nslookup
#nslookup

[Ratzie]

This the error from the startlog...
more startlog
--- Sun Dec 14 15:14:40 CST 2003
--- /usr/dt/bin/Xsession starting...
--- Xsession started by dtlogin
--- sourcing /rootuser/.dtprofile...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0020.dtims...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0030.dttmpdir...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0040.xmbind...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0060.srcsysenv...
--- sourcing /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/8000.migration...
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dthello &
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtsearchpath -ksh
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtappgather &
--- execing /usr/dt/bin/dtsession ...
not sourcing /rootuser/.profile (see /rootuser/.dtprofile)

[T G Manikandan]

Why is it again looking into /rootuser.what is the home dir for the root user?

you can move the .profile and .dtprofile files

$mv $HOME/.profile $HOME/.profile.org
$mv $HOME/.dtprofile $HOME/.dtprofile.org

revert

[Jeroen Peereboom]

So you changed roots home directory to /rootuser (in /etc/passwd).

I assume you also copied directory .dt from root's old homedir to /rootuser.

Is there an errorlog too (besides startlog)
Maybe for testing purposes: rename /rootuser/.dt to something else, such that you have a clean dce login environment.
In this directory there is a 'default' or a home session. Maybe there are referemces to root's old homedir?

JP.

[Tony Schmidt]

Even if you left the /rootuser empty you should still be able to log in. Did you check the /etc/passwd file to make sure didn't corrupt it. The root user must have a valid shell in /sbin. Also your /etc/host file must be correct for your hostname

[Ratzie]

I can login thru ssh no problem and the /etc/passwd file is fine.

If I rename the .dt directory to something else, will it rebuild the directory?

There is no error in the error log.

[Tony Schmidt]

You can delete the .dt dir and it will rebuild it. If you are using ksh is this in your /etc/shells file, with the correct path?

[I.Delic]

Hi,

You have to delete .dt directory from root home-dir.

To check root home-dir just typ cd ~

Log out . Make a new connection

System will rebuild the .dt directory


Succes

Idriz