The problem was not having the proper permissions on socket related files
in /dev. How or why they are not correct on my JumpStart server, but
doing chmod to files fixed the problem.
My original question:
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 14:51:13 -0800 (PST)
> From: Paul Kanz <pkanz@conix.com>
> To: sun-managers@ra.mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Solaris 2.5.1 and Sun Ultra-1 Creator
> Followup-To: Paul Kanz <pkanz@conix.com>
>
>
> I've ran into what appears to be some form of permission problem with
> Openwin/CDE. Root can invoke Openwin and CDE without any problems,
> but when a regular user does, the following error occurs:
>
> #./openwin
>
> Fatal Server error:
> MapAlloc error
> /usr/openwin/bin/xinit: Server error
>
> When CDE is started, it drops back to the login screen, same if 'safe
> mode' is used.
>
> The node is an Ultra-1 Creator (non-3D) 200Mhz, built from a JumpStart
> server loaded with Hardware: 8/97. I've also loaded Solaris 2.5.1
> Recommended Patch Cluster Nov/05/97 with same results. This is the file
> sets I'm loading:
>
> cluster SUNWCall
> cluster SUNWCdial delete
> cluster SUNWCpcmc delete
> cluster SUNWCtltkp delete
> cluster SUNWCleo delete
> cluster SUNWClux delete
> cluster SUNWCtcx delete
> cluster SUNWCsx delete
> cluster SUNWCppp delete
> cluster SUNWCrtvc delete
> cluster SUNWCnet delete
>
> This file set works fine for Sparc5/10/20 and Ultra 143/167 without any
> issues. Is this a permissions issue, if so, what's the files(s)?
>
> -Paul
>
The responses:
>Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:15:14 -0600
>From: Danny Johnson <djohnson@nbserv1.dseg.ti.com>
>To: pkanz@conix.com
>Subject: Re: Solaris 2.5.1 and Sun Ultra-1 Creator
>
>check /tmp and /var/tmp
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