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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

2554.0. "Only SYSTEM can't login o.k." by FRSTSC::ERLEMANN (Bedman strikes back) Mon Apr 02 1990 08:41

    Hi,
    
    strange problem occurs at customer's site.
    
    Has VMS 5.3 and DW 2.0. After logging into SYSTEM's account screen
    clears and (empty!) SessMgr appears. The rest of the session exists
    only in waiting, e.g. nothing more happens.
    
    Login from any other account works fine! After clicking on APPLICATION
    -> DECterm in SessMgr the message 'starting DECterm' appears and
    nothing more. Diskquota can't be the reason because of the DEFPRIVs.
    And the authorization values seem to be well.
    
    What could the problem be?
    
    	<>Armin<>
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2554.1Sounds like a login file is reading from sys$inputHANNAH::MESSENGERBob MessengerMon Apr 02 1990 12:0510
Re: .0

Could there be a problem with the SYSTEM account's LOGIN.COM?  Try renaming it
to something else.  Another possibility is that SECURPACK could be asking "Why
are you logging in to this privileged account?".  This would prevent you from
being able to start applications from the Session Manager (as discussed in
several notes in this conference).  We had to disable this question on our
system for this very reason.

				-- Bob
2554.2Oops!FRSTSC::ERLEMANNBedman strikes backTue Apr 03 1990 04:268
    Thanks Bob,
    
    I had to know the solution (!). Sorry, but it was the same old story
    with the 'INQUIRE' in his LOGIN.COM. ...ashaming...
    
    Many thanks again.
    
    	<>Armin<>