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Operating Systems Solaris How to start CDE for non root user on Solaris 10 Post 302298119 by TonyFullerMalv on Monday 16th of March 2009 06:37:47 PM

03-16-2009

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Re: How to start CDE for non root user on Solaris 10

CDE will not start unless your user has a home directory so if your user is to have a local home directory make it as follows:
# mkdir /export/home/<username>
# chown <username> /export/home/<username>

Then ensure that the user's passwd entry points to /export/home/<username> for their home directory.

Then test it by doing:
# su - <username>
$ pwd
Ensure the directory response is now the user's home directory.

CDE is also particular about being able to resolve the machine's hostname so make sure /etc/hosts is a link to /etc/inet/hosts, that /etc/inet/hosts is chmodded to 644 and contains a line that gives the hostname and its IP address. Confirm that the hostname in /etc/nodename matches the hostname in /etc/inet/hosts and if you are running Solaris 10 ensure that /etc/inet/ipnodes is a link to /etc/inet/hosts (why did Sun introduce yet another "hosts" file called ipnodes?)

HTH.

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dtwsmgetcurrentbackdropwindow

DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow(library call)							       DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow(library call)

NAME

       DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow -- get the backdrop window for the current workspace

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Dt/Wsm.h>
       Window DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow(
       Display *display,
       Window root);

DESCRIPTION

       The  DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow  function works with the CDE workspace manager, dtwm(1), and returns the window used as the backdrop for
       the current workspace.

       The display argument is the X display.

       The root argument is the root window of the screen of interest.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, the DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow returns the window used as the backdrop for the current workspace.  The func-
       tion returns None if there is no backdrop window for the workspace or if the CDE workspace manager is not running.

APPLICATION USAGE

       If  the	DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow  function  is not successful, failure may be due to a memory allocation error or failure to find the
       correct workspace information (that is, the CDE workspace manager, dtwm(1), is not running).

SEE ALSO

       Dt/Wsm.h - DtWsm(5), dtwm(1), DtWsmGetCurrentWorkspace(3), DtWsmGetWorkspaceInfo(3).

												       DtWsmGetCurrentBackdropWindow(library call)