Shell no longer works for users after applying ACE5

[Larry Le]

I had to apply ACE5 for HP-UX 10.20 to run some CAE software (req'd from vendor). However, after applying ACE5 for the J210 workstation, I lost terminal shell prompt for all users except root (dtterm, hpterm, xterm...).
Any idea how to fix this? Another patch? TIA. --Larry

[Andy Monks]

When you say "you've lost the shell prompt", do you mean, you can't get to a shell, or just the prompt has gone?

if it's the latter, one of the patches may have changed /etc/profile, in which you may have changed the environment variable PS1.

Assuming sh/ksh try doing :-

export PS1="$"

Of course you may have had something more 'fun' in there, but it will be a start

[Alan Riggs]

Have you applied the latest Xserver cumulative patch? I believe it is:

PHSS_21461

[Larry Le]

Hi Andy,
The users still can open dtterm from the panel. After open a shell, the prompt is just the flashing cursor. If you type anything to the shell, it just echo without response (???). The shell still works for root as normal.
--Larry

[Andy Monks]

Oh that's cute. Does sound like Xserver/motif/cde related.

It might be worth creating a new user and seeing if they have the same issue and/or renaming the .dt directory of a user to see if that helps.

[Larry Le]

Hi Allan,
Yes, I have applied PHSS_21461.
--Larry

[Brian M. Fisher · Accepted solution]

I have seen this problem before. Are the users home directories NFS mounted?
To write the history file local instead of across the NFS mount, do:

1. edit .dtprofile for that user

2. HISTFILE=/tmp/$LOGNAME.sh_history
export HISTFILE

This is the old KSH spin issue and can be permanently resolved by
adding the latest NFS/NIS patches.


Brian
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[Larry Le]

Hi Andy,
Creat new user as you suggested doesn't do :(
--Larry

[Larry Le]

Hi Brian,
Yes. You hit it right on the head. I guess I need the latest NFS/NIS patch? Thanks Brian.
--Larry

[Alan Riggs]

Sounds like you owe Brian some points, then.