The problem was:
>> A user has loaded a package called xwin32,
>> an X windowing tool, onto his PC. When he connects to
>> an Alpha 400 4/233 running DU 3.2c, gets the login
>> screen, then the message:
>>
>> "Cannot obtain database information on this terminal"
>
>At the time, I fixed this problem by adding the following line to
>/etc/auth/system/ttys:
>
>host\:0|host\:0.0:t_devname=host\:0:t_xdisplay:t_login_timeout#0:chkent:
>
>...where "host" is replaced by the name of the system attempting to
>run the XWin application.
>
>I've recently upgraded to release 4.0 (from 3.2c) and this solution
>no longer works. The FAQ says to add a line like the following to
>the file /etc/auth/system/devassign:
>
>host\:0|host\:0.0:v_devs=host\:0,host\:0.0,host.sub.local.domain:\
> :v_type=xdisplay:chkent:
>
>...where host is again replaced and sub.local.domain is the fully
>qualified domain name.
>
Many thanks to those who answered. The solution was to run
'convauth -dtv' after making the changes to the files. From
the man page:
The convauth utility is used to convert existing ASCII system
authorization database files to DB format for faster access
and updates.
The d option limits the coversion to the subsequent options, i.e.
'-dtv' converts /etc/auth/system/ttys to /etc/auth/system/ttys.db
and /etc/auth/system/devassign to /etc/auth/system/devassign.db.
Cheers,
Lyn
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Received on Wed Oct 09 1996 - 07:11:39 NZDT