CDE command line login

[trisco]

When clicking on the options button on the AIX CDE login screen, the command line is grayed out. Can anyone help me identify the .dt configuration to allow command line login. I'm running AIX 4.3.3 at ML 06.

 

[bjverzal]

/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig '-d'

 

[Shuichi]

Hi,

I think the command "/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig '-d'" enables command line mode after reboot.
I'd like to know how to stop the button in the option being grayed out.

But thanks, bjverzal

 

[Shuichi]

Hi,

I found the way to avoid the button in the option menu from being grayed out. Just follow the instruction below

1. At first, login the machine via telnet from other host.

2. Stop the DT subsystem. Just type
#stopsrc -s dtsrc

3. List the process.
#ps -ef b grep dt

4. Kill the process concerning the DT ones.
#kill -9 xxxx <== xxxx is the process number of /usr/lpp/X11/bin/X -D /usr/lib/X1q1/rgb
#kill -9 yyyy <== yyyy is the process number of /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -damon

Note: dtgreet dtlogin <:0> get killed spontaneously after invoking these command above.

5. Restart the DT subsystem.
#startsrc -s dtsrc

That's it!