cc3z+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher N. Carlson) (03/14/90)
Suddenly and mysteriously my shell processes refuse to put up windows. The shell processes start and throw up main menus, but selecting "New window" doesn't seem to have an effect. It also doesn't seem to matter who I log in as. Can anyone suggest what is wrong?
wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) (03/14/90)
From the workspace, open up a console window (Utilities -> Console, I do believe). It will probably show a message along the lines of '/bin/noshell non-existant' or some such nonsense. If so, the path to your account is probably mucked-- make sure you can actually get at your home directory and everything is okay there. If the probably is global, it sounds like one of the *.cf (various configuration files) are slightly buggered-- that would be another possibility. BTW: (to C.Carlson) I could have a look if the above is too cryptic (a distinct possibility). b.bumgarner | Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own. wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu | I officially don't represent anyone unless I NeXT Campus Consultant | explicity say I am doing so. So there. <Thpppt!> "I ride tandem with the random/Things don't run the way I planned them..."