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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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