X Server fails to start

[Adrian Partenie]

Hello,
I have a problem with X server. The message that appers is:
X-Server cannot be started on display xx0:.0..
Suspending desktop login press enter for a login prompt.
Login desktop will resume shortly after you logout. error (pid 1715): Server for display hpopen:0 terminated unexpectedly 1
Unable to open the Graphics Resource Manager.

The error from /var/dt/Xerrors is:

The /usr/lbin/grmd process can not be executed.
The X11 server must be able to communicate with the
Fatal server error:
GRM process.

I checked /var/hosts and nslookup it's ok.
How could happend? The status of objects from NNM remained unchaged, only the manual polling could changed. After unsuccesfully restarted NNM, I have rebooted the box (HP-UX 11.0 on 785box) and got the above message.

Any ideeas?
Best Adrian

[Steven E. Protter]

I use actual IP addresses in my DISPLAY variable. If DNS is working correctly it should not make a difference.

I need X Windows to work whether or not DNS is working so thats the way I proceed. Use the IP address in the DISPLAY variable try again and see if you get the same error.

BTW, if you are connecting to the HP server from your pc, using reflections or other software, the DISPLAY variable in .profile needs to be the IP address of the pc, not the server.

SEP

[Umapathy S]

May be I am way out.

check the permissions for the /usr/lbin/grmd. Check for setuid bit and daemon:bin.

HTH
Umapathy

[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

see my suggestions from here ->

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xf2934a988422d711abdc0090277a778c,00.html

if they fail please run /usr/contrib/bin/X11/dr_dt and post the output.

permissions on /tmp are the obvious culprit.

[Adrian Partenie]

Alex, before I have searched for similar problems on forums and I have seen your reply in link mentioned before, but the output from dr_dt contained 14 errors, a little bit to work. :)
I was very lucky because the first choice was the right one. I had


drwxr-xr-x 5 bin bin 3072 May 4 01:01 tmp, so changed to 777 and it's ok.
Thanks all
Adrian