Login Issues

This section describes login issue.

Login Error Message

You might encounter the following error message when you log in to a Java Desktop System session:

Could not look up internet address for hostname.
This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
It may be possible to correct the problem by adding 
hostname to the file /etc/hosts

Workaround: Ensure that your hostname is set up correctly in the /etc/hosts file. Perform the following steps:

1. Set the hostname in the /etc/hosts file as follows:

   127.0.0.1 localhost loghost hostname localhost.localdomain

   hostname is the name of your system.

2. Ensure that your hostname is listed in the /etc/nodename file. This file must also contain the following line:

   127.0.0.1 localhost loghost hostname localhost.localdomain

$PATH issues (6247943)

When you log into Java Desktop System Release 3, your $PATH is set incorrectly to the following:

/usr/bin::/usr/dt/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/bin:
/usr/ucb:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/dt/bin

Workaround: Remove the following from your $PATH:

• /usr/openwin/bin:

• /bin:

• ::

The resulting path should be similar to the following example:

/usr/bin:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/dt/bin

Remote Connection Problems (6203727)

If you use dtlogin remote connection, you cannot connect to the GNOME Display Manager from certain systems.

Workaround: When you are prompted to select the remote login, specify the IP address instead of the hostname.