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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

3630.0. "Cannot login from DECwindows with UAF inaccessible" by ABSZK::SZETO (Simon Szeto, ISEDA/US at ZKO) Sat Nov 10 1990 15:46

    Due to my programming error in DCL, I failed to mount my cluster common
    system disk where I had my SYSUAF et al. defined.  As a result I was
    unable to login from DECwindows on my workstation.  I also verified
    that the same is true whether I was clustered or not, that is, if I
    defined SYSUAF to be a non-mounted disk, I could not login from
    DECwindows.  
    
    In reference to p. 3-3 in _Guide_to_Setting_Up_a_System_ (VMS V5.0)
    where it talks about bypassing the system authorization file, it says
    that you can only login on the console terminal using the method
    described.  I suppose that this is consistent with the inability to
    login from DECwindows.  So, I would have to also set WINDOW_SYSTEM to 0
    in conversational boot.  
    
    I searched the directory listing of topics with the word "login" but
    didn't see any obvious instance of the above problem.  Maybe it's rare
    enough, or perverse enough, that I may not find it discussed in the
    manual either, although I haven't searched all the documentation. 
    
    --Simon

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3630.1	Login won't happen thru Login box...	WONDER::BENTO	Rude Dog and the Dweebs	`Mon Nov 12 1990 10:23`	11
	Somewhat similar but different problem.... I can't login thru the DECwindows login box with a valid username and password, though through SET HOST or LAT, it allows me to. What's so special about DECwindows Login that won't allow me to do this? Where's the problem?
3630.2		DECWIN::MESSENGER	Bob Messenger	`Mon Nov 12 1990 10:39`	5
	Re: .1 Are you getting an error message, or does the login just fail? -- Bob
3630.3	Login failure...	WONDER::BENTO	Rude Dog and the Dweebs	`Mon Nov 12 1990 12:14`	7
	A message box with "User Authorization Failure. ACKNOWLEDGE" I've checked to make sure there is only one SYSUAF.DAT but as I said before, SET HOST or connect thru LAT works fine. -TB
3630.4	It's case sensitive!!	WONDER::BENTO	Rude Dog and the Dweebs	`Mon Nov 12 1990 14:07`	7
	May be something with the fonts? The reason I say this is because I tried the password in upper case and was able to log in!! It's case sensitive for some reason! What can I look at to confirm this?? -Tb
3630.5	More information needed	STAR::VATNE	Peter Vatne, VMS Development	`Mon Nov 12 1990 17:43`	4
	What version of VMS and DECwindows are you running? I doubt that your problem has anything to do with fonts, as fonts are only used on output. You are describing an input problem.
3630.6	Keyboard problems but...	WONDER::BENTO	Rude Dog and the Dweebs	`Wed Nov 14 1990 11:52`	9
	It was the keyboard! Most characters are ok but it turned out that the characters for her password would get corrupted. Though, I'm still not clear on why the password for the system account would only work in upper case???? It is VMS5.4 and new DECwindows software.