CDE Login Problems

From: <david.w.chapman_at_USSEV.mail.abb.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:50:06 -0500

I have the following "NEW" system:

ALPHAstation 500 333 MHz
Digital UNIX V4.0B (Rev. 564)

I can login at the system console as root just fine (dtterm).
Other users get the following message:

                  Action Required

  The DT messaging system could not be started.
  To correct the problem:
  1. Choose [OK] to return to the login screen
  2. Select Failsafe Session from the login screen's option
     menu and log in.
  3. Check to see that your hostname exists correctly in /etc/hosts if your
     network has already been configured.
  4. If your network has not yet been configured; make sure that /etc/hosts
     has the following entry in it:
     127.0.0.1 localhost

  For additional information, see the CDE User's Guide.

I've checked /etc/hosts, /etc/rc.config and all seems O.K.

This is in $HOME/.dt/errorlog:

Fri Oct 31 12:09:10 1997
dtsession: Unable to start message server - exiting.

Nothing obvious in /var/dt/Xerrors

Note: Users can login via telnet just fine.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Dave Chapman
david.w.chapman_at_ussev.mail.abb.com
Received on Fri Oct 31 1997 - 19:19:07 NZDT

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