We have several AIX 4.3.3 servers that I use Xmanager 1.3.9 to connect too. We just recently added an AIX 5.2 server for a new database project. The problem that I'm having is that, on my older (4.3.3) servers when I would run Xmanager I would get to the server browser then choose my server, once logged in, I would be basically be in the CDE type environmemt. However when I connect to this new server (AIX 5.2) I'm just at the comman prompt as if I had used telnet. I see the clock, but no CDE session. I'm wondering, does CDE need to be installed for Xmanager to work correctly?
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Issue with Xmanager connecting to AIX
- Thread starter heprox
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Hey Heprox,
Look for the X11.Dt.XXXX file set with lslpp -l|grep -i cde.
You need the following installed:
X11.Dt.ToolTalk 5.2.0.10 COMMITTED AIX CDE ToolTalk Support
X11.Dt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Bitmaps
X11.Dt.helpinfo 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Help Files and Volumes
X11.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files
X11.Dt.helprun 5.2.0.11 COMMITTED AIX CDE Runtime Help
X11.Dt.lib 5.2.0.10 COMMITTED AIX CDE Runtime Libraries
X11.msg.en_US.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files -
X11.Dt.ToolTalk 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE ToolTalk Support
X11.Dt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Bitmaps
X11.Dt.helpinfo 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Help Files and Volumes
X11.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files
A quick check is to see of /etc/rc.dt is there. This is the standard startup script that gets the X11 env up and running. For your Windoz X11 app to work it needs something to work on...
root 57128 26620 0 Mar 15 - 0:00 dtlogin <:0>
needs to be present in your process table. This throws a singal to graphics terminal and can be intercepted over the network. Look at you /etc/inittab on the systems where you have cde working and you will get good idea of what you need to do.
LinuAIX
Look for the X11.Dt.XXXX file set with lslpp -l|grep -i cde.
You need the following installed:
X11.Dt.ToolTalk 5.2.0.10 COMMITTED AIX CDE ToolTalk Support
X11.Dt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Bitmaps
X11.Dt.helpinfo 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Help Files and Volumes
X11.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files
X11.Dt.helprun 5.2.0.11 COMMITTED AIX CDE Runtime Help
X11.Dt.lib 5.2.0.10 COMMITTED AIX CDE Runtime Libraries
X11.msg.en_US.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files -
X11.Dt.ToolTalk 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE ToolTalk Support
X11.Dt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Bitmaps
X11.Dt.helpinfo 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Help Files and Volumes
X11.Dt.helpmin 5.2.0.0 COMMITTED AIX CDE Minimum Help Files
A quick check is to see of /etc/rc.dt is there. This is the standard startup script that gets the X11 env up and running. For your Windoz X11 app to work it needs something to work on...
root 57128 26620 0 Mar 15 - 0:00 dtlogin <:0>
needs to be present in your process table. This throws a singal to graphics terminal and can be intercepted over the network. Look at you /etc/inittab on the systems where you have cde working and you will get good idea of what you need to do.
LinuAIX
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Well thats the problem, there are no X11 libraries installed. When I run "lslpp -p | grep -i cde" I get nothing...although when I go to SMIT and look at software installation I see:
X11.adt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Bitmap
Files
X11.adt.imake 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit imake
X11.adt.include 5.2.0.10 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Include
Files
X11.adt.lib 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Libraries
...and several other X11 installations?
X11.adt.bitmaps 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Bitmap
Files
X11.adt.imake 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit imake
X11.adt.include 5.2.0.10 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Include
Files
X11.adt.lib 5.2.0.0 C F AIXwindows Application
Development Toolkit Libraries
...and several other X11 installations?
aixmurderer
IS-IT--Management
Search your system for the "dtconfig" command (cannot remember the exact path), I would say if you can't find it then you probably don't have Xwindows installed.
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aixmurderer
IS-IT--Management
This turns X on or off.
usage: dtconfig -e|-d|-kill|-reset
-e (enable auto-start of dtlogin)
-enograph (enable auto-start of dtlogin without graphical boot)
-d (disable auto-start of dtlogin)
-kill (kill dtlogin)
-reset (reset dtlogin - reread configuration files)
e.g. if you want it on run: dtconfig -e
You will need to reboot the server to take effect.
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usage: dtconfig -e|-d|-kill|-reset
-e (enable auto-start of dtlogin)
-enograph (enable auto-start of dtlogin without graphical boot)
-d (disable auto-start of dtlogin)
-kill (kill dtlogin)
-reset (reset dtlogin - reread configuration files)
e.g. if you want it on run: dtconfig -e
You will need to reboot the server to take effect.
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