HP-UX Desktop Troubleshooting Guide

6 Generic Log Files for CDE

Apart from the above-mentioned troubleshooting techniques, there are a few log files

that can be checked for analysis. These log files contain useful information, which can

help in resolving startup issues related to CDE. Some of the most common files are

dtlogin.debug, errorlog, syslog.log, and startlog.

Dtlogin.<pid>.debug This file contains the runtime log of the dtlogin

process. The dtlogin process must be started in the

debuggable mode to create this file.

Kill the dtlogin processes if it is already running by

executing the # kill <pid of dtlogin>command.

Start the dtlogin process in the debuggable mode by

running # /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig –debug. This

command creates the dtlogin.<pid>.debug file in

the /var/dt directory.

Syslog.log

This file logs information during startup of the machine.

You can check this file if you encounter some problems

with the startup of the system. This file is located in the

/var/adm/sys/ directory.