[SunHELP] "DT Messaging failed to start" HUH?

[Hichael Morton]

the tooltalk database is corrupt.
clean it out and everything will work fine.

sun has instructions in an infodoc on how to do this.
there are actually 4-6 infodocs that are applicable.

a google search on the error messages will also point to the solution.

if you have a sun contract, a call to sun support will get you the 
information.

the sun ray software comes with a certain amount of support.

sun managers mailing has the infodoc numbers in its archive.

(i am not at work so i don't have access to the documents.)


Michael A. Turner wrote:
> 	I now have my VNCserver running with any windows manager I want, in
> theory. All other managers work fine except CDE. I have that auto start when
> the vncserver starts and then I log in, the desktop is taking almost an hour
> to draw itself. Once it is there it works fine, but an hour wait to get in
> is a bit severe. 
> 	When the desktop does appear it has a message that must be oked to
> clear it. The message reads:
> 
> 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 the hostname is correct in these locations:
>    /etc/src.sh
>    /etc/hosts
>    /usr/adm/inetd.sec
> 
> Hitting OK does not return to the login screen but gives me the desktop that
> functions correctly. I cannot select failsafe mode because I never get a
> login screen. Finally I do not have a src.sh file or a inetd.sec file. The
> hosts file appears to be ok though.
> 
> Checking the CDE log file shows this:
> 
> dtsession: Unable to start message server - exiting
> 
> Wed Jul 30 15:22:59 2003 (/usr/dt/bin/dtexec) /bin/sh
> 
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> user-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
> Warning: Missing charset in String to FontSet conversion
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> system-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
> Warning: Missing charset in String to FontSet conversion
> Warning: Cannot convert string "-dt-interface
> user-medium-r-normal-s*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
> 
> my xstartup file contains this:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> xsetroot -solid grey
> xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
> /usr/dt/bin/Xsession &
> 
> My Hosts file contains this:
> 
> #
> # Internet host table
> #
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
> 64.5.141.5      TeamWHRO
> 
> My path variable is this:
> 
> PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/opt/sfw/bin:/opt/sfw/sbin:/usr/openwin/bin
> 
> were vncserver exists at /opt/sfw/bin and xauth is at /usr/openwin/bin
> 
> I start VNC using:
> 
> vncserver -geometry 1000x730 -name TeamWHRO -depth 16
> 
> The content of the log is 
> 
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 All Rights Reserved.
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on
> VNC
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Desktop name 'TeamWHRO' (TeamWHRO:1)
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Protocol version supported 3.3
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
> 30/07/03 16:27:49 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
> 30/07/03 16:27:49   URL http://TeamWHRO:5801
> 
> 30/07/03 16:29:52 Got connection from client 64.5.141.130
> 30/07/03 16:29:52 Protocol version 3.3
> 30/07/03 16:30:00 Pixel format for client 64.5.141.130:
> 30/07/03 16:30:00   16 bpp, depth 16, little endian
> 30/07/03 16:30:00   true colour: max r 63 g 31 b 31, shift r 0 g 6 b 11
> 30/07/03 16:30:00 Using hextile encoding for client 64.5.141.130
> 30/07/03 16:30:00 rfbProcessClientNormalMessage: ignoring unknown encoding
> type
> 3
> 
> As a further note if you use the web interface it comes right up with no
> delay. Does anyone have any idea what I may have set wrong? I have a feeling
> that it is one little tiny simple thing but I cannot find it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Michael A. Turner
> Systems Engineer WHRO
> michael.turner at whro.org
> http://www.whro.org
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