System hangs when changing directory in CDE

[Bernhard Meier]

Hello

- Our OS is HP-UX 11.0
- X-Windows Server is Reflection X Ver. 9.00 on NT 4.0

The CDE works fine, login is ok, but when I change to a specific directory with the file manager (/u01/app/oracle/oradata/nkii8) the systems hangs completely. I have to wait several minutes to get even a terminal connection. There is only one user logged in.

Who has an idea?

Sincerly
Bernhard

[Donald Kok]

Hi Bernhard,
can be anything, what comes to mind:

- name resolution fails
- nis client, but no server,
- nfs client, but server fails
- full filesystem

Good Luck
Donald

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi
Can you do a "cd" to thid directory from a terminal window and is output from a "ls" command in directory normal.

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi
Can you do a "cd" to thid directory from a terminal window and is output from a "ls" command in this directory normal.

[Bernhard Meier]

In a terminal session i can change to that directory with cd and list 13 files with ll.

I think it is a name resolution problem, but where and how do I have to search. I am rather new to this matter.

Bernhard

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi
Which name resolution do you use DNS,NIS,NIS+ ?
Have you configured the file /etc/nsswitch.conf ?

[Alex Glennie]

Out of interest does this occur for all users or a specific set ?

Are the users we are dealing with using a specific shell or $HOMES nfs mounted ?

The directory/file you are pointing dtfile to : does it have problems if it is renamed to something else or is it using multi-byte characters or similar ?

Have you installed the latest CDE patch ? PHSS_27427 :

Have you checked in syslog.log, /var/dt/Xerrors & $HOME/.dt/errorlogs for clues ?

Was the system clean installed with 11.00 or upgraded from 10.20 ?

[Donald Kok]

Please check the log files for errors
- /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
- /etc/rc.log

name resolution is checked by nslookup

a system with name server_1 and ipadres 1.2.3.4 should give the same answer from
nslookup 1.2.3.4
nslookup server_1

The configuration files for thsi are /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf witch both have a manpage, f.i. man resolv.conf

Goodluck
Donald