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From: bcripe@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Brian E. Cripe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: problem loggin in with HP VUE, on HP/apollo Series 400
Message-ID: <101950153@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 23 Oct 90 15:25:31 GMT
References: <270@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> We have a new HP/apollo workstation Series 400
> Running a realy nifty window manager.  Unfortunately when we try
> to log in it gives us the following error and goes back to the
> login screen.
> 
> vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
> The session manager is unable to start the HP VUE
> messaging system.
> ...

VUE uses the Broadcast Message Server (BMS) first released with
the Softbench product and now also included with VUE.  To confirm
that it has been installed correctly, look for the executable 
file "/usr/softbench/bin/softmsgsrv" and the initfile
"/usr/softbench/config/softinit".  If either is missing or has
suspicious permissions, try reinstalling the BMS fileset.

The second (more likely) thing to check is your networking configuration.
The BMS uses internet sockets for communication, so even on a standalone
system you need to have networking configured.  If you can't do a 
"ping `hostname`" successfully, then your networking configuration
needs fixed.

	Brian Cripe
	Hewlett-Packard, ITO