Read this: http://osdir.com/ml/solaris.managers.summaries/2002-01/msg00063.html
I know this applies to Solaris 8 but give it a shot. Also update your Solaris recommended patchsets as that might fix your problem as well! Let us know how it goes! On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 3:13 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send Solaris-Users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Solaris-Users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Assignment of passwd up of 8 characters > (Ing. Marcos Ren? A. Moreno) > 2. RE: Assignment of passwd up of 8 characters (Romeo Ninov) > 3. Login problem (Aaron Wilson) > 4. RE: Login problem (Romeo Ninov) > 5. Re: Login problem (Aaron Wilson) > 6. Re: Login problem (Aaron Wilson) > 7. Re: Login problem (Suresh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:14:20 -0600 > From: "Ing. Marcos Ren? A. Moreno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Assignment of passwd up of 8 characters > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hello. > Which the file on unix that allows me to assign up of 8 characters in > user's passwords? > Thank you. > Greetings > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:45:01 +0200 > From: "Romeo Ninov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Solaris-Users] Assignment of passwd up of 8 characters > To: "'Solaris-Users mailing list'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > What do you mean? /etc/shadow > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Regards: Romeo Ninov > http://www.geocities.com/romeo_ninov/ > Freedom, Sancho..... > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of "Ing. Marcos Rene > A. Moreno" > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Assignment of passwd up of 8 characters > > Hello. > Which the file on unix that allows me to assign up of 8 characters in > user's passwords? > Thank you. > Greetings > _______________________________________________ > Solaris-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:26:33 -0800 > From: Aaron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I'm having some login issues. I can't login using, CDE, JDS or Failsafe > from the console. Also doesn't work from a Sunray session or Xnest > session. > > I enter username and password and the screen goes black, I get an hour > glass, and then it kicks me back out to the Login prompt. I can however > ssh into this system. Authentication is using ldap, except for the root > login. I imagine it's something to do with X and not so much an > authentication problem, since I can ssh or su to any user without > problems. > > Here is a recent tail of /var/dt/Xerrors > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > (EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1 > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xsun.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 29 10:54:27 2008 > (EE) PreInit done > hwc: Invalid argument > DPMSSupported: No such device > Can't control power levels > DPMSSupported: Invalid argument > Frame Buffer 0 does not support DPMS > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Aaron > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:38:33 +0200 > From: "Romeo Ninov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > To: "'Solaris-Users mailing list'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Have you try to recreate fonts.dir (the program should be something like > mkfontdir) > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Regards: Romeo Ninov > http://www.geocities.com/romeo_ninov/ > Freedom, Sancho..... > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > > I'm having some login issues. I can't login using, CDE, JDS or Failsafe > from the console. Also doesn't work from a Sunray session or Xnest > session. > > I enter username and password and the screen goes black, I get an hour > glass, and then it kicks me back out to the Login prompt. I can however > ssh into this system. Authentication is using ldap, except for the root > login. I imagine it's something to do with X and not so much an > authentication problem, since I can ssh or su to any user without > problems. > > Here is a recent tail of /var/dt/Xerrors > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > (EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1 > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xsun.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 29 10:54:27 2008 > (EE) PreInit done > hwc: Invalid argument > DPMSSupported: No such device > Can't control power levels > DPMSSupported: Invalid argument > Frame Buffer 0 does not support DPMS > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Aaron > _______________________________________________ > Solaris-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:51:53 -0800 > From: Aaron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > To: Solaris-Users mailing list <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > No I haven't. I wasn't aware of that command. > > Not sure about how to go about using it either. > > The error is kind of vague and doesn't tell me where I should run that > command. > > "Directory missing fonts.dir" Which one? > > > > > > > Romeo Ninov wrote: > > Have you try to recreate fonts.dir (the program should be something like > > mkfontdir) > > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > Regards: Romeo Ninov > > http://www.geocities.com/romeo_ninov/ > > Freedom, Sancho..... > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Wilson > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:27 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > > > > I'm having some login issues. I can't login using, CDE, JDS or Failsafe > > from the console. Also doesn't work from a Sunray session or Xnest > session. > > > > I enter username and password and the screen goes black, I get an hour > > glass, and then it kicks me back out to the Login prompt. I can however > > ssh into this system. Authentication is using ldap, except for the root > > login. I imagine it's something to do with X and not so much an > > authentication problem, since I can ssh or su to any user without > problems. > > > > Here is a recent tail of /var/dt/Xerrors > > > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > shutdown). > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > shutdown). > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > (EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1 > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xsun.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 29 10:54:27 2008 > > (EE) PreInit done > > hwc: Invalid argument > > DPMSSupported: No such device > > Can't control power levels > > DPMSSupported: Invalid argument > > Frame Buffer 0 does not support DPMS > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > > Solaris-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Solaris-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:11:46 -0800 > From: Aaron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > To: Solaris-Users mailing list <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I guess a file could be corrupted. I have two servers that are identical > except one works the other doesn't > > I just did a 'du -h /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts' on both servers. They > both look identical in file sizes. I also went through the folders and > made sure the contents looked the same. They appear to be the same > though, fonts.dir files and all. > > Aaron Wilson wrote: > > No I haven't. I wasn't aware of that command. > > > > Not sure about how to go about using it either. > > > > The error is kind of vague and doesn't tell me where I should run that > > command. > > > > "Directory missing fonts.dir" Which one? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Romeo Ninov wrote: > >> Have you try to recreate fonts.dir (the program should be something > like > >> mkfontdir) > >> > >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >> Regards: Romeo Ninov > >> http://www.geocities.com/romeo_ninov/ > >> Freedom, Sancho..... > >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Wilson > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:27 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > >> > >> I'm having some login issues. I can't login using, CDE, JDS or > >> Failsafe from the console. Also doesn't work from a Sunray session or > >> Xnest session. > >> > >> I enter username and password and the screen goes black, I get an > >> hour glass, and then it kicks me back out to the Login prompt. I can > >> however ssh into this system. Authentication is using ldap, except > >> for the root login. I imagine it's something to do with X and not so > >> much an authentication problem, since I can ssh or su to any user > >> without problems. > >> > >> Here is a recent tail of /var/dt/Xerrors > >> > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > >> /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > >> X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > >> shutdown). > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > >> /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > >> are: > >> Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > >> Directory missing fonts.dir > >> Incorrect font server address or syntax > >> Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > >> X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > >> shutdown). > >> /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > >> (EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1 > >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xsun.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 29 10:54:27 2008 > >> (EE) PreInit done > >> hwc: Invalid argument > >> DPMSSupported: No such device > >> Can't control power levels > >> DPMSSupported: Invalid argument > >> Frame Buffer 0 does not support DPMS > >> > >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? > >> > >> Aaron > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Solaris-Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Solaris-Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Solaris-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:49:08 +0530 > From: Suresh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Solaris-Users] Login problem > To: "Solaris-Users mailing list" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi ,, > > > I guess GUI driver is corrupted, I'm also got same error 1 yrs back in > Solaris 8. > > > bye > > Suresh > > On Jan 30, 2008 1:56 AM, Aaron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm having some login issues. I can't login using, CDE, JDS or Failsafe > > from the console. Also doesn't work from a Sunray session or Xnest > > session. > > > > I enter username and password and the screen goes black, I get an hour > > glass, and then it kicks me back out to the Login prompt. I can however > > ssh into this system. Authentication is using ldap, except for the root > > login. I imagine it's something to do with X and not so much an > > authentication problem, since I can ssh or su to any user without > > problems. > > > > Here is a recent tail of /var/dt/Xerrors > > > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > shutdown). > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > /usr/openwin/bin/xset: bad font path element (#44), possible causes > are: > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > Incorrect font server address or syntax > > Warning: Null child found in argument list to unmanage > > X connection to slosunray2:50.0 broken (explicit kill or server > shutdown). > > /usr/dt/config/Xstartup: LC_ALL=C: is not an identifier > > (EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1 > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xsun.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 29 10:54:27 2008 > > (EE) PreInit done > > hwc: Invalid argument > > DPMSSupported: No such device > > Can't control power levels > > DPMSSupported: Invalid argument > > Frame Buffer 0 does not support DPMS > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > > Solaris-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Solaris-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users > > > End of Solaris-Users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 2 > ******************************************** > -- Matthew MCP, MCSA, MCTS, OCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Define Trouble: Why did you apply THAT patch??.... _______________________________________________ Solaris-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users
