With DEC's help, I finally got an answer (I had to go through 3 support reps!)
I have a fully qualified machine name that is longer than 32 characters. They
are supposed to have a patch for it. I'm waiting for them to let me know what
it is. In the meantime, I changed the name to be something shorter.
Sheila
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On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Sheila H. Franklin, X8705 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of installing a couple of 4100 AlphaServers. After I
install
> OS, I can login to machine with no problem. CDE starts up just fine. I then
> run netsetup to setup the network. After that I can't login and startup CDE
> again, I get "DT messaging system can not be started..." Then I get a list to
> say check hosts file for right name, etc and to use failsafe option to login
to
> system to fix the problem. I get a core dump from ttsession in user's home
> directory.
>
> I have been able to get around the problem by adding a line to .dtprofile
> (export "DTNONETWORK=true") to say that there isn't a network. However all
the
> user accounts that I add are the same. There has to be something in the
network
> that hasn't been configured right by netsetup or perhaps an incorrect file
> permission somewhere.
>
> I even reinstalled the os from scratch (versions 4.0a and 4.0b) with the same
> results and I also tried using two different 4100's.
>
> Sheila
>
>
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> ** Sheila H. Franklin **
> ** Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
**
> ** 17320 Dahlgren Road
**
> ** Code N861
**
> ** Dahlgren, VA 22448-5000 **
> ** Phone: (540) 653-8705
**
> ** FAX: (540) 653-1810
**
> ** Internet: sfrankl_at_nswc.navy.mil
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Received on Mon Jun 09 1997 - 20:49:08 NZST