[SunHELP] Common Desktop Env -- List of files.

[Subhasis Gupta]

Hi All,
Apropos to my earlier mail, fine below a listing of
the files in my / directory. I am seeing there is a
distinct difference between this list  with the files
in the home directory of other users who were using
the GUI.
I am having a typical problem. The common desktop
(GUI) is not starting up in my Sun Server. I can only
see the mouse pointer. Nothing else is coming visible
on the screen. I am doing everything using telnet. Can
someone please help?
Subhasis

# ls -al /
-rw-------  1 root other 432 Jul  7 16:14 .TTauthority
-rw-------  1 root other 147 Jul  7 16:14 .Xauthority
-rw-------  1 root root 1032 Jun  7  2000 .cpr_config
-rw-------  1 root other 1040 Jul  6 18:54
.cpr_default
drwxr-xr-x 16 root other        512 Jul  7 16:17 .dt
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root other 5111 Jun  7  2000 .dtprofile
drwx------  2 root other 512 Mar 26 15:20 .fm
drwxr-xr-x  2 root other 512 Jun  8  2000 .hotjava
drwx------  5 root other 512 Feb  6 17:19 .netscape
-rw-------  1 root other 0 Jul 30  2000 .newsrc-news
drwxr-xr-x  2 root other 512 Aug 4  2000
.sdtspell_dict
-rw-------  1 root other 78 Jun  9  2000 .sh_history
drwxr-x--x  2 root other 512 Jun  7  2000 .vmsa
drwx------  2 root other 512 Mar 26 15:20 .wastebasket
drwx------  2 root other 512 Oct  5  2000 DeadLetters
drwx------  2 root other 512 Jun  7  2000 Mail
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root  512 Jun  7  2000 TT_DB
......
(truncated the files below this as they are user files
and file systems)
While the home directory of other users using the CDE
is:
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle8i oinstall 230 Jan 6 2002
.OWdefaults
-rw------- 1 oracle8i oinstall     144 Jul  6 03:44
.TTauthority
-rw------- 1 oracle8i oinstall 98 Jul  6 03:44
.Xauthority
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle8i oinstall 968 Jun 26 23:42
.desksetdefaults
drwxr-xr-x 14 oracle8i oinstall 512 Jul  8 07:08 .dt
-rwxr-xr-x   1 oracle8i oinstall 5111 Jul 31  2001
.dtprofile
drwx------   4 oracle8i oinstall 512 Jan  6  2002 .fm
drwxr-xr-x   2 oracle8i oinstall 512 Aug  1  2001
.hotjava
drwx------   5 oracle8i oinstall 512 May 27 09:37
.netscape
-rw-r--r--   1 oracle8i oinstall 1018 Oct 18  2001
.profile
-rw-------   1 oracle8i oinstall 4820 Jul  8 10:00
.sh_history
drwx------   2 oracle8i oinstall  512 Jul  8 07:08
.solregis
drwx------   2 oracle8i oinstall  512 Sep  5  2001
.wastebasket

The distinct difference is in the root's home
directory the files: .OWdefaults, .desksetdefaults.
Will copying these files from another directory and
then changing the owner/rights of the files help in
any way?
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