robert@perv.pe.utexas.edu (Robert R. Schneider) (08/30/89)
Has anyone been able to set things up so that a user's home directory is on an imported NFS file structure and they are able to login to the console device of either a DECstation-3100 or a VAXstation through the DECwindows interface? I've tried this under Ultrix 3.0 and 3.1 on both machines and the logins fail. With the home directory set to be on an imported NFS file structure I've been able to login through either LAT or TELNET to both machines with no problems. The same login through DECwindows fails though. If you've got this to work I'd appreciate any information you could provide. Thanks ... Robert Schneider +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |Robert Schneider | Internet: robert@perv.pe.utexas.edu| |Department of Petroleum Engineering | BITNET: pefv673@utchpc | |University of Texas at Austin | THEnet: PERV::ROBERT | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
fkittred@bbn.com (Fletcher Kittredge) (08/30/89)
In article <17839@ut-emx.UUCP> robert@perv.pe.utexas.edu (Robert R. Schneider) writes: >Has anyone been able to set things up so that a user's home directory is on >an imported NFS file structure and they are able to login to the console >device of either a DECstation-3100 or a VAXstation through the DECwindows >interface? I've tried this under Ultrix 3.0 and 3.1 on both machines and >the logins fail. With the home directory set to be on an imported NFS >file structure I've been able to login through either LAT or TELNET to >both machines with no problems. The same login through DECwindows fails >though. If you've got this to work I'd appreciate any information you >could provide. I have had no problem doing this. In fact, through the miracles of X and NFS, I share the same home directory among Sun3, HP300, HP800, VAX and MIPS (DEC) workstations. Maybe it would be helpful if you could provide a more exact description of your problem. regards, fletcher Fletcher E. Kittredge fkittred@bbn.com
chris@winsrf.dco.dec.com (Chris Cordrey) (08/30/89)
> > Has anyone been able to set things up so that a user's home directory is on > an imported NFS file structure and they are able to login to the console > device of either a DECstation-3100 or a VAXstation through the DECwindows > interface? I've tried this under Ultrix 3.0 and 3.1 on both machines and > the logins fail. With the home directory set to be on an imported NFS Just tested this out on my DECstation, running UWS version 2.1. Works fine. Host supplying NFS home directory was a uVAX 3600 with 3.0 I think your problem may be related to permissions or some such nonsense. Are your uids the same on both hosts? Running YP? Are you setenv'ing your DISPLAY to be pointing somewhere incorrect in your .????? files? All speculation, of course, till we have more info. -chris \|/ --o-- /|\ \\ \ \ \ \ \o__ \ \\____\ ,--`-`---' , ' ' ' ' v^v_ v_ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^v v^v^v^v^ ^v^v^v^v^
jg@max.crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys) (09/07/89)
Works fine here; my home directory is NFS mounted from our 8550 (about to be replaced by a 5820). - Jim