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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

1921.0. "ultrix vms puzzle" by GUIDUK::MICHAEL () Thu Dec 14 1989 15:44

    I have a puzzle.  I hope someone can help with an answer.
    Here is the scenario:
    
    I can set host from a Decstation to a VAX and set
    display/node=xxx:0/create/perm and then run DECW$STARTLOGIN.  The next
    thing that happens is the ULTRIX workstation has a VMS DECstation
    session manager running on my ULTRIX screen.  Neat STUFF!!!  Now how
    can I do the same thing in reverse?  What is the equivalent set of
    steps required to get an ULTRIX session manager on a VMS workstation?
    
    ALSO:
    
    I need to have the equivalent to Xtermm, (DXTERM), on vms support
    standalone execution with a display variable argument.  I can type
    dxterm -display=xxx:0 but cannot do the equivalent from VMS.  Seems
    pretty short sighted.
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1921.1FLUME::dikeThu Dec 14 1989 16:2018
It didn't used to work, but maybe they've fixed the session manager in UWS2.2.
Before, it would crap out because it tried to use an Xlib call that only works
locally.

Anyway, try one or all of the following:
setenv DISPLAY vmsnode:0
/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession -e

or 
/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/bin/dxsession -d vmsnode:0 -e

or
/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -d vmsnode:0 -C /usr/bin/dxsession -e

Needless to say, I have not tried any of these.
The dxsession man page claims that it sets its DISPLAY variable to :0, but I
don't know whether that affects its ability to handle a remote display.
				Jeff
1921.2Is this what you want?HANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerThu Dec 14 1989 17:1310
Re: .0

>    I need to have the equivalent to Xtermm, (DXTERM), on vms support
>    standalone execution with a display variable argument.  I can type
>    dxterm -display=xxx:0 but cannot do the equivalent from VMS.  Seems
>    pretty short sighted.

If you're running VMS V5.3, try CREATE TERMINAL/DISPLAY=xxx:0.

				-- Bob