No login dialog on remote Xserver
Hi,
I have 2 identical x86-64 servers running the same version of Solaris 10 (details below). One arrived about a month before the other, so I set them up separately and, although I kept notes etc and tried to set the second one up the same, it isn't working quite right. The issues I have, which I think are probably related are:
1) When I use -query to get a X login dialog this works on the server 1 but not on server 2. Server 2 is running the dtlogin service, displays the login dialog on the local console ok, but remotely connects to the Xserver ok but just displays a black page.
2) Both servers use DHCP and this is working i.e. they are allocated an ip address etc. BUT, on server 2, when I ping -s the server name with no domian, it lists the loopback address, but on server 1 I get the correct address. DHCP has added a line at the end of the hosts file on both boxes: <ip address> <server name without domain>, but this is ignored on server 2. If I ping with domain, I get the correct ip. If I disconnect server 2 by dropping the dhcp management (ifconfig bcme0 dhcp drop) and add a line back into the hosts file as above, it still resolves to the loopback address.
3) If instead of using -query I use -indirect to get a chooser this works on server 1 but not server 2. Server 1 and server 2 are in server 1 generated the list. Server 1 is listed without domain suffix, server 2 is listed with. If I select server 2 (the problem one) I get the gray checkered/grid typical X background but no dialog.
I feel these issues are related and I'd like to correct them or understand them before I start doing the db install on server2.
Please suggest anything which comes to mind!
Thanks
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> uname -X
System = SunOS
Node = server2
Release = 5.10
KernelID = Generic_118855-33
Machine = i86pc
BusType = <unknown>
Serial = <unknown>
Users = <unknown>
OEM# = 0
Origin# = 1
NumCPU = 2
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> ping -s server2.ii-uk.com
PING server2.ii-uk.com: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from server2.ii-uk.com (X.XX.XXX.222): icmp_seq=0. time=0.104 ms
64 bytes from server2.ii-uk.com (X.XX.XXX.222): icmp_seq=1. time=0.0690 ms
64 bytes from server2.ii-uk.com (X.XX.XXX.222): icmp_seq=2. time=0.111 ms
64 bytes from server2.ii-uk.com (X.XX.XXX.222): icmp_seq=3. time=0.0600 ms
64 bytes from server2.ii-uk.com (X.XX.XXX.222): icmp_seq=4. time=0.0620 ms
^C
-server2.ii-uk.com PING Statistics-
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max/stddev = 0.0600/0.0812/0.111/0.024
> ping -s server2
PING server2: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=0. time=0.107 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1. time=0.113 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2. time=0.0680 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3. time=0.0610 ms
^C
-server2 PING Statistics-
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max/stddev = 0.0610/0.0872/0.113/0.027
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