The hostname is in /etc/hosts as well as loopback, but nothing else. The two nameservers are in /etc/resolv.conf. The point is, everything else works, NFS server, remote display (using Cygwin XF86 or Exceed), only the local display won't start. The log file is always empty, the server attempts to restart over and over, so if anything does get written, it is overwritten shortly therafter. Our proposed "solution" is to move the DNS servers from windoze 2k over to Solaris or Linux.
Fundamentally, how could DNS problems be causing this? Jason Straight wrote: > > Make sure your hostname is in /etc/hosts? > > On Wednesday 04 September 2002 10:17 am, Boehne, Robert wrote: > > Hello, > > > > We have replaced NIS with DNS for querying hostnames and since > > we have, when one DNS server is down, X cannot be started. > > The problem seems to effect XFree86 4.1 as well as the Solaris > > 6&7 X servers. It appears that if the primary DNS server goes > > down (forcing DNS to rely on the secondary) then X will continue > > to run, but it won't restart. > > > > What relationship does DNS have to this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Robert Boehne > > -- > Jason Straight -- Robert Boehne Software Engineer Ricardo Software Chicago Technical Center TEL: (630)789-0003 x. 238 FAX: (630)789-0127 email: rboehne AT ricardo-us DOT com _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
