starting cygnome - problems with ORBit

[Jean-Raymond CHAUVIERE]

Hello,

All the steps you describe are necessary.
But for me the problem was a bug in the cygwin.dll for the socket API.
I update cygwin using setup and now, everything works fine.
Thank you for your help
JRC

At 12:03 26/03/2003 -0800, Biju G C wrote:
>David & JRC,
>
>I also had similar problem when I screwed up Win2k security settings.
>My problem was non admin users on my Win2k box cant run CyGNOME.
>It became very secure, not even allowing non-admin user to see C:\
>I corrected CyGNOME issues by reducing the security on %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp
>
>Following is what I did. All the steps may not be necessary for you.
>Also there may be a better way.
>Just wait before applying this,
>So that somebody can comment on what I did.
>
>I use Windows 2000. On other windows versions the options may be different.
>
>NB: Effect of many step in the following will be difficult to reverse.
>
>Steps:-
>
>gone to %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp
>and deleted all the files and folders in it.
>
>now logged into Cygwin with Administrator ID and
>and executed
>  $ chmod 1777 /tmp
>
>Came to windows explorer
>right clicked %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp
>
>selected "Sharing.."
>
>clicked "Security" tab
>
>Ensured the groups "Administrators" and "Everyone" have all the 
>permissions checked.
>
>Checked "Allow inheritable premissions from parent to propagate..."
>
>clicked OK
>
>
>Once again right clicked on %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp
>and Came to "Security" tab
>
>clicked "Advanced.." Button.
>
>Add/Edit Permission Entries for "Everyone" to following
>    Apply to : This Folder, subfolders, files.
>    Checked all the boxes under Allow
>
>Came back to "Access Control Settings for tmp" screen
>
>checked "Allow inheritable permissions from parent..."
>checked "Reset permissions on all child objects..."
>
>And applied it.
>
>Now my CyGNOME works fine for all users
>
>Cheers
>Biju
>
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>--- David Fraser <davidf@sjsoft.com> wrote:
>Jean-Raymond CHAUVIERE wrote:
>
>Bonjour,
>
>I have the same problem as you got :
>
>_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root
>_IceTransmkdir: Mode of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to 1777
>SESSION_MANAGER=local/auga:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1868
>env: gnome-upgrade.py: No such file or directory
>/bin/bash: line 1: aumix-minimal: command not found
>can't load fixed font during initialisationxscreensaver-command: not
>found
>xscreensaver: not found
>Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1
>
>** WARNING **: goad_server_activate: goad.c 673: unexpected exception
>IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0:
>** WARNING **: sysex: IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0.
>** WARNING **: usrex: IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0.
>
>I force the installation of the ORBit package from the /install/dir
>but the problem remains.
>
>Can you say me what was your solution ?
>JRC
>
>
>
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