XDMCP to HP-UX machine

[gaby_1]

Hello,
I am connecting to an HP-UX 11.0 machine CDE desktop from a windows station using Exceed with no problems.
When I try to do the same from a Linux station using XDMCP query (XFree86 4.x server) I only get to see the black screen with the sand clock mouse pointer and nothing more.
The same thing happens when I use XFree86 server from windows (cygwin).
When I use the XFree servers to connect to an HP-UX 10.20 with VUE desktop or AIX with CDE they work fine.
Do you have an idea?

ThanX!

[Steve Steel]

Hi


Are there any messages logged in

/var/dt/Xerrors



Steve Steel

Is
Patch Name: PHSS_23546

Patch Description: s700_800 11.00 Xserver cumulative patch

Creation Date: 01/06/01

Post Date: 01/06/11

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
s700: 11.00
s800: 11.00


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[Alex Glennie · Accepted solution]

From your description and if I understand correctly that the problem only occurs when trying to run an XDMCP client on the local linux systems then I'd say the most likely cause is fonts !

It sounds if you see the egg timer that the XDMCP bits have worked and you are waiting to see the dtgreet and dtcopright screens which use fonts :

I'd try the following :

On the hpux system running CDE :


1 - The font server needs to be configured to include the CDE fonts in its catalog

EDIT: /etc/X11/fs/config

Append ",/usr/dt/config/xfonts/C" to the end of the "catalogue = ..." line

EDIT: /etc/rc.config.d/xfs

Set the following variable: "RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1"

EXECUTE: /sbin/init.d/xfs start

If the font-server is already running, kill it and restart it.

2 - Force CDE to add the font-server to the X-Server font-pathby editing the Xsetup file. (NOTE: This steps REQUIRES the IP address of the CDE session server. You can get
this information by running: nslookup `hostname`.)

COPY: /usr/dt/config/Xsetup to /etc/dt/config/Xsetup
EDIT: /etc/dt/config/Xsetup

Add the following line to /etc/dt/config/Xsetup replacing
"IPADDRESS" with the IP address of the server as returned from "nslookup `hostname`":

$XDIR/xset fp+ tcp/IPADDRESS:7000 1>/dev/null

3. Lastly add the fontserver to the linux systems font path before attempting any XDMCP'ing .... use xset fp+ tcp/IPADDRESS:7000 (see man page)

[K.Vijayaragavan.]

check the /etc/dt/config/Xaccess file and /usr/dt/config/Xaccess file on the HP 10.20 whether it grants the XDMCP access to your Linux machine.

check the /var/adm/inetd.sec file too.

X -query from command line mode should bring the Xwindows of HP server.

-K.Vijay