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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

344.0. "Displaying an Ultrix Client on VMS" by SPRITE::MILLER () Tue Mar 07 1989 17:40

    Excuse me if this has been asked before, but I can find on trace of
    it in this conference. 
    
    Is there a unique setting for the customize security syntax on
    DECWindows VMS 5.1.  I'm not having any luck running my Ultrix
    applications on this VMS system. Keep getting "Client not authorized to
    access server" message.
    
    It wont let me put in anything but Node::Username.
    It wont take Node::/usr/users/miller
    
    Thanks,
    
    Fred
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344.1In VMS 5.1 Release NotesOIWS20::BRYSONTue Mar 07 1989 18:1526
    See the VMS Version 5.1 Release Notes in Section 2.5.6 "Running
    ULTRIX applications from a Workstation".
    
    Basically, VMS protection requires the node::username security
    where Ultrix only requires hostname[::]. To get an Ultrix client
    to display on a VMS workstation, the security on VMS should be
    
    	Ultrixnode::uid
    
    where uid is the user identification number found in /etc/passwd
    on the Ultrix system.  For example, to allow root to  display on
    your workstation, the security to add on VMS is
    
    	Ultrixnode::0
    
    Lets say that the guest account has a uid of 268 found in 
    /etc/passwd.  Then the security to be added is
    
        Ultrixnode::268
    
    Wildcards (*) may be used for both the node name and the username
    under VMS.
    
    David
344.2Yep, That's the answer.EXIT26::MILLERWed Mar 08 1989 17:1017
    David,
    
    Thanks, much for the quick reply.  
    It seems to work fine now for some programs. 
    
    Other, more complicated/graphic intensive come up with lots
    of protocol errors.  Mostly length incorrect type. 
    
    The others are of the font type where the VMS server lacks the old
    style font(vrb -24).
    
    I'll try some other tests.
    
    Fred
344.3still broken herePEABOD::HOLTSo let it be [written, done]..Wed Mar 29 1989 18:594
    
    It sure doesn't work here... it won't take with either uid or
    username...
344.4check NCP...FUEL::grahamif ya want home cookin, stay homeThu Mar 30 1989 02:1720
re .3

Make sure that your decnet database has properly registered nodes *and*
names.  Wildcards (nodename::*) is very flakey under Ultrix.


BTW..

We have conducted some interopreability tests and found some inconsistencies
(bugs?....Xlib errors) between "other" applications and DECwindows common 
server applications.  Even the link between certain VMS and ULTRIX 
applications are still very flakey.
   
The tests were inspired by the numerous interoperability complaints that
we received during the DECtop Roadshows.
 
I will file a comprehensive report with UEG on my findings.

								  Kris..