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2 ### Instructions for the Sun Solaris Environment ###
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6 Removing the October '93 Developer's Conference CDE Desktop
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9 It is imperative that CDE Snapshot 1 and Snapshot 2 desktops do not
10 co-mingle. Installers and users should ensure that old clients and
11 configuration files are exited or removed. Use the instructions
12 in this section if the October '93 Snapshot 1 version of CDE is
13 installed on your system.
16 Upgrading systems in a networked environment
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19 If CDE is installed in a network environment, it is imperative that
20 all systems be upgraded at the same time.
23 Removing the Snapshot 1 desktop
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26 Installers are advised to remove the Snapshot 1 Desktop files from
27 their systems. Those clients and files are obsolete. The dinstall.dt
28 script which was provided on the Snapshot 1 CD may be used for this
32 Stopping Desktop clients before installing Snapshot 2
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35 If the Snapshot 1 desktop is not removed, ensure that all desktop
36 clients are inactive before installing the Snapshot 2 desktop.
39 Removing the users's .dtprofile and .dt directory
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42 It is strongly advised that all CDE users on the system remove or
43 rename their .dt directory and their .dtprofile. The Snapshot 2
44 Desktop is not compatible with the Snapshot 1 Desktop versions of
47 If users have customized their .dt/dtwmrc file and want to keep it,
48 they will need to cut and paste the appropriate pieces into the new
52 Before You Start the Desktop
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55 You can start the CDE Desktop by:
57 * Configuring the system to auto-start the CDE Desktop when
60 * Or, manually starting the desktop Login Manager.
63 Special Configurations
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66 If your system has one of these special configurations, you may need to
67 edit certain Login Manager files before starting the desktop. See the
68 Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide:
70 * If the system console is a non-bitmap device.
72 * If the system is an X terminal or a host for X terminals.
74 * If the system has more than one display.
77 To Enable and Disable Desktop Auto-Start
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80 When auto-start is enabled, the CDE Login Manager runs automatically
81 each time the system is booted. You then log in using the
84 To Enable Desktop Auto-Start
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89 2. From the command line, enter:
91 /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e
93 A CDE Login screen will appear the next time the system is booted.
96 To Disable Desktop Auto-Start
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101 2. From a command line, enter:
103 /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -d
105 A conventional ascii login will appear the next time the system
109 To Start and Stop the Desktop Manually
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112 There are two ways to start the desktop manually:
114 * You can manually start the CDE Login Manager, which will display the
115 desktop Login screen. To use this method, you must have permission
118 This method is the preferable manual method, since Login Manager sets
119 certain environment variables that are needed during desktop sessions.
121 * You can log in using conventional methods, and then manually run the CDE
122 Session Manager, which starts a desktop session.
125 Manually Starting and Stopping Login Manager
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128 When you use this method, you log in using the desktop Login screen.
129 When you log in, a desktop session starts.
131 To manually start Login Manager:
135 2. With no window system running, from the command line enter:
140 To manually stop Login Manager:
142 1. If you are in a desktop session, exit (via front panel button).
144 2. On the Login screen, choose Options->Command Line
145 to return to a command line.
147 3. On the command line, enter [Ctrl]c (hold down [Ctrl] as
150 You are now back to your root login with a command line prompt.
153 Manually Starting and Stopping Session Manager
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156 If you use this method, you are responsible for setting certain environment
157 variables to values required by the desktop if suitable values are
158 not already set in your environment. See the Advanced User's and System
159 Administrator's Guide.
161 1. Log in. (You do not need to log in as root).
163 If you set LD_LIBRARY_PATH (its not required for CDE), make sure the
164 /usr/dt/lib directory is at head of list. In addition, you should
165 set the environment variable OPENWINHOME to /usr/openwin.
167 2. With no window system running, from the command line enter:
169 /usr/openwin/bin/xinit /usr/dt/bin/Xsession
171 This starts your CDE desktop session. Exit button is on front panel.
175 To Configure Subprocess Control Daemon remote access
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178 If you are working in an environment where a CDE Desktop action needs to
179 start an application on another workstation running CDE, the Subprocess
180 Control Daemon must have access to the /tmp directory of the remote
183 The following procedure will provide this.
187 2. Provide NFS-access by the local (client) system to the remote (application
188 server) system's /tmp directory. The mount point must be
189 /nfs/<remote_host>/tmp.
191 On systems running automount, the following procedure provides this mount:
197 b. Add the following lines to /etc/auto_master:
201 c. To allow export of the /tmp directory, add the following line
204 shared -F nfs -o rw /tmp
206 3. The subprocess control daemon will have correct access the next time
207 the workstation is booted.