SUMMARY: CDE + non-standard shell = death.

From: Robert L. Harris (Robert.Harris@gwl.com)
Date: Mon Mar 15 1999 - 16:35:02 CST


OK,
  The problem is /usr/dt/bin/Xsession. It has a list of shells. As
soon as I add mine, I can log in fine. Sun now has their database
updated I hope...

Robert

> >Ok,
> > I've been through this with Sun's tech support twice now. The first time
> >we figured it out. This time, they don't have a clue. I lost my
> >documentaion.
> >
> > At any rate, we use a wrapper on our login shells. The name is /etc/LOGIN
> >and it sets some variable and then exec's /usr/bin/-csh as my actuall
> >running shell. At any rate, if I change my shell to a normal shell, I can
> >log into CDE. Using the wrapper, when I try to login it starts to load
> >and then blows out back to the login screen.
> >
> > Last time we went through this, we found a file distributed with CDE
> >that had a list of valid shells. Once I added my wrapper, i could log
> >in fine.
> >
> > Anyone seen this? I'm in the process of grepping around my filesystem
> >but that's slow going.
> >
> >Robert
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Robert L. Harris | Windows is to Unix
> >Senior System Administrator II | what 'hooked on phonics'
> > at Great West Life. \_ is to Shakespeare
> >
> >
> >http://www.orci.com/~nomad
> >
> >DISCLAIMER:
> > These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else.
> >
> >FYI:
> > perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> >
> >

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Robert L. Harris | Windows is to Unix
Senior System Administrator II | what 'hooked on phonics'
  at Great West Life. \_ is to Shakespeare

http://www.orci.com/~nomad

DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else.

FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'



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