Exceed -> CDE : users can't login

From: Tony W Leahy <Tony.W.Leahy_at_aib.ie>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 15:37:13 +0000

Hi,
I have a problem with the CDE environment using Exceed in that
users can't login. (can't open display ??? )
I am using an Alphaserver 8200 running v4.0d
The login/password is accepted and then the
dtsession fails.
Now, I'm not too familier with CDE but I am aware that the .Xauthority
needs
to have the "OMIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" ....

I have read through the archives and have seen this problem before but any
solutions has not solved my problem. (although this could be a lack of
knowledge
about the problem )

The Exceed configuration is not the solution as I can access other Digital
Unix boxes
from Exceed

There doesn't seem to be a lot of differences between the problem box and
the others
except that the .Xauthority is overwritten everytime I try to login into
the "problem" box

The dtsession is not using the .dtprofile and is probably using the default
sys.dtprofile

I have tried to use xauth to merge the .Xauthority from a "correct" box
but
it is over written once I try an unsuccessful login

Telnet , ftp etc all work into the box

I have included both the errorlog and the startlog

Any help would be appreciated

Tony Leahy

mailto: tony.w.leahy_at_aib.ie


Here is the extract of the startlog

--- Tue Mar 7 16:12:54 GMT 2000
--- /usr/dt/bin/Xsession starting...
egrep: can't open /etc/rc.config
--- Xsession started by dtlogin
--- Starting the checklist setup
--- Reloading host access via dxhosts
--- sourcing /home/dave/.dtprofile...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0020.dtims...
--- sourcing /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0030.dttmpdir...
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dthello &
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtsearchpath
/usr/dt/bin/dthello: can't open display
Error: Can't open display: dave:0
--- starting /usr/dt/bin/dtappgather &
--- execing /usr/dt/bin/dtsession with no profile...
--- Starting /usr/dt/bin/sdtdbcache -init
--- Starting /usr/dt/bin/ttsession -s
--- Starting /usr/dt/bin/dtsession
--- not sourcing /home/dave/.profile (see /home/dave/.dtprofile)

and the errorlog

Tue Mar 07 16:12:54 2000
dtsession: Invalid display name - exiting.








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