Questions
1. Why do we need to upgrade to Solaris 2.6?
Solaris 2.6 has the following features that is worth to upgrade.
2. What components do we have in UST Solaris 2.6 environment?
The operating system (OS) is Solaris 2.6 Hardware 3/98 Release and the UST Solaris 2.6 environment consists of the following:
3. I cannot login with the CDE in Solaris 2.6 workstation console. However, I can remote login by telnet and login with "command line login" in the "options" menu of CDE. How can I fix the problem?
You can check the ~/.dt/startlog to debug the problem. The symptom might arise from some unknown environment variables specified in the .cshrc_user or .login_user file.
4. When I login Solaris 2.6 CDE in console, I have a window prompted for Solaris User Registration and have chosen "never register" and it never prompts me the question again. Is there anyway for me to trigger that prompt again?
The status of your answer to that prompt is saved in ~/.solregis directory. You can remove that directory and apply the command /usr/dt/bin/solregis in the current session. Or you will be prompted next time at CDE login after removing that directory.
5. I use other ITSC unsupported window manager, like fvwm95-2 and afterstep, and I cannot login CDE with the choice of Openwin. Can these be possibly supported on Solaris 2.6?
You can choose "command line login" in the "options" menu of CDE to login and you can possibly invoke your window manager provided that you have set up Openwin environment with "user-setup". However, when you log out your window manager, you will see the login prompt with your account. You MUST "exit" once more to be sure that the CDE login is in console for a complete logout.
6. How do I specify the X resources for dtterm in CDE like font size and color?
You can specify the like as below in the ~/.Xdefaults.
| Dtterm*userFont: | 10x20 |
| Dtterm*geometry: | 80x25 |
| Dtterm*background: | <your color> |
| Dtterm*foreground: | <your color> |
For more information of the X resources for dtterm, you can consult the manpage with "man dtterm".
7. Can I customize the CDE toolbar menu or the workspace menu?
Yes, you can consult the "Advanced Front Panel Customization" and "Customizing the Workspace Manager" sections of "Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide" for details. The online manuals can be found in "Solaris 2.6 User Collection" in Sun Documentation Site .
8. I use the command "finger <username>" in Solaris and it takes so long to have the output. Is there any way that I can improve it?
You should use "finger -m <username>" in Solaris and get the reasonable response. In case you don't know the person's username to finger, you can search it through the Communication Directory in ITSC Staff Intranet or Student Intranet .
9. I am a PC user and use the X emulator, like eXcursion, to access Solaris system. Is there any difference for me to access Solaris 2.6 system from the previous versions of Solaris?
Solaris 2.6 does not support rexecd. In that case, you cannot "rexec" an application in Solaris 2.6 system with authentication. You need to telnet to the Solaris 2.6 system, set up the proper display and invoke the application to be displayed to your PC X server. Or alternatively you can access with CDE login provided that your PC has the access right to that Solaris system. For ITSC time-sharing system, you need to use the former approach, i.e. by telnetting to the system first before invoking any application.
10. I want to use Mathematica on the workstations. However, I get the error message that the Mathematica specific fonts are not installed properly. How could I fix this problem?
You should set up the window environment of your account with the "user-setup" by choosing the options "win/cde/1.0" once before logging in the workstation to run the software. The window environment set up can be done anytime when you access our supported system, time-sharing or workstation, and it will be effective at your next login.