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LOGIN Messages
LOGIN messages pertain to the login local client (Login -> Login New X Session).
For messages that start with LOGIN but do not appear here, refer to "Messages Common to All Modules".
BADAUTHENTICATION, bad authentication_type authentication given by XDMCP host
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The specified type of authentication has failed during initial
connection, usually due to an incorrect password.
- User Action:
- Verify that the password being entered is correct for the desired
type of authentication.
BADAUTHORIZATION, bad authorization_type authorization given by XDMCP host
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The authorization information contained in the packet from the
host system is incorrect.
- User Action:
- Verify that the passwords contained on the host system and in
the X server are the same.
DWBADAUTHORIZATION, unable to login to DECWindows host: host
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The specified DECwindows host has refused the user's login
attempt. This message usually occurs when the user's password is incorrect.
- User Action:
- Verify that the user enters the correct password when logging in
to the DECwindows host.
DWERROR, n error while action host: host
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server detected the specified error (indicated by the error
number) while attempting to connect to the specified host.
- User Action:
- Make sure that the host is connected to the network, that the
network is running, and that the host system's NCP database contains the
correct network addresses for the terminal and the host system.
KEEPALIVEOK, login host finally responding to keepalives
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The host is responding to XDM keepalive packets.
- User Action:
- None
NOAUTHORIZATION, no authorization; allowing access to host "host"
- Severity:
- Warning
- Explanation:
- The user attempted to connect to the specified host with XDM-
AUTHORIZATION-1 but the attempt failed. Access is granted using MIT-
MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization instead.
- User Action:
- Verify that the password being entered is correct for the desired
type of authentication.
NOSESSION, login prompter on host "host" failed to start session
- Severity:
- Fatal
- Explanation:
- The specified host has not started the login program because it
detects other clients running on the terminal.
- User Action:
- Close any existing client connections to the terminal before
requesting login services.
XDMCPFAIL, XDMCP error: message: status
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server has detected the specified XMDCP error.
- User Action:
- Use the information contained in the message to determine the
best course of action.
XDMCPNOBROADCAST, unable to set broadcast option on XDMCP socket
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot set the broadcast option for XDMCP
requests for service.
- User Action:
- If you encounter this message, please contact NCD Technical
Support.
XDMCPNOSOCKET, unable to create protocol socket for XDMCP
- Severity:
- Error
- Explanation:
- The X server cannot create the required socket for XDMCP
communications.
- User Action:
- If you encounter this message, check the XDM error logging file
xdm-error. If you need additional assistance, please contact NCD Technical
Support.
XSESSFIND, asking host "host" to find a protocol login host
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- When the X server issues indirect requests for login services, it
asks an intermediate host to locate a host offering login services. This message
indicates that the X server is asking the specified indirect host to locate a
system offering login services using the specified protocol.
- User Action:
- None
XSESSREQ, asking host "host" for protocol session
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The X server is requesting login services from the specified host
using the specified protocol, usually either XDMCP or DECwindows.
- User Action:
- None
XSESSSTART, protocol session started on host "host"
- Severity:
- Information
- Explanation:
- The specified host has established an X session with the X server
using the specified protocol, either XDMCP or DECwindows.
- User Action:
- None
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