Xwindows, enhanced security --- REVISITED

From: kmccoy - Ken McCoy <kmccoy_at_acxiom.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 13:48:02 -0500

I am also having problems with this using Exceed. I have used the
following previously posted
>summary as a guide. but still the "Cannot obtain database information on this
terminal" message.


Any more ideas out there.

Ken McCoy
Acxiom Corporation
Open Systems Support Team
(Phone) 501/336-1599
(FAX) 501-336-3825
(e-mail) kmccoy_at_acxiom.com

>----------
>From: Lawrence Decker[SMTP:ldecker_at_pbchcd.state.fl.us]
>Reply To: ldecker_at_pbchcd.state.fl.us
>Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 8:20 AM
>To: Alpha OSF Managers (E-mail)
>Subject: SUMMARY: Xwindows, enhanced security
>
>You guys kick butt!!
>Thanks to Steve Spalding, Christopher C. Stevenson, Marie-Claude Vialatte,
>Florus Both, Glenn Newbery, Jakrit Ruangkajorn.
>
>Basically I entered this line into /etc/auth/systems/devassign:
>
> nagus\:0|nagus\:0.0:v_devs=nagus\:0,nagus\:0.0:v_type=xdisplay:chkent:
>
>and this line into /etc/auth/systems/ttys:
>
> nagus\:0|nagus\:0.0:t_devname=nagus\:0:t_xdisplay:t_login_timeout#0:chk
>ent:
>
>and this line into /etc/securettys:
>
> nagus:0 (not needed except for root login)
>
>(nagus is my host name)
>
>Then ran these for my 4.0x, /usr/tcb/bin/convauth -d v (for the "deVassign
>database) and , /usr/tcb/bin/convauth -d t (for the "Ttys" database).
>
>Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lawrence Decker
>Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 8:05 PM
>To: Alpha OSF Managers (E-mail)
>Subject: Xwindows, enhanced security
>
>Hey people,
>I'm sure I'm missing something...but I'm trying to run Xwindows from my pc
>and I keep getting "Cannot obtain database information on this terminal" I
>get this from both my alpha's (3.2g & 4.0b). I don't know diddly about X
>yet - any clue???
>TIA
>
>Lawrence
>
Received on Wed Jul 01 1998 - 20:48:47 NZST

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