Re: login prompt

On Mar 24, 9:30 am, mifloral <miflo...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mar 24, 10:04 am, mbennett <mbenn...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:



On Mar 23, 8:07 am, mifloral <miflo...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

 We were running RealWorld accounting software along with Synchronics
counterpoint v7.015 on a SCO open server 5.02. hard drive crashed so
we rebuilt a compatible system with more memory and slightly faster
processor. we loaded the original SCO. the Counterpoint software, and
then restored the entire drive back onto new machine. everything looks
good when logged into root and lokk at various directories and files.
when machine is rebooted the normal sco deskop rolls and we get to the
Login prompt, type in user id for counterpoint, then passwd and we are
returned to login prompt. i vaguely recalled setting this up in /usr/
bin/.profile? it's been too long.So i need help in rebuilding this
string that lets me access the both applications. is this any clearer?
i hope. thanks- Brian

Brian,

You are skating on very thin ice here.  As others on this list will
undoubtedly inform you shortly, you are on a very old version of the
operating system.  As a former Real World and CounterPoint dealer who
still supports many users, you are badly out of date on both of those
programs also.

Each user will have a .profile in their home directory.   This will
probably be something like /usr/brian/.profile and the last line
probably used an exec statement to launch the program or menu.  From
the sounds of it the program being launched is corrupt or missing, so
it fails to load and the session ends.

If you can't find it and fix it with this information you are in over
your head.  Sorry.

As a reasonable plan of action you should call Passport Software at
800-969-7900 and talk to Sandy Smith in sales.  Describe your
situation and ask her to refer you to a dealer in your general
locale.  Passport now owns and continues to develop the Real World
code, and many of the dealers are active with CounterPoint support, as
well as with SCO Unix and/or Linux.  Sandy should know somebody who is
available fairly close to you.

Upgrading your system and both applications is not for an amateur at
this point.  Staying current on all three is affordable for most
businesses, and doable for the average sysadmin with some knowledge
and skill.  Because of the age of your O/S and applications, you are
going to be presenting somebody with a complex situation and it's
going to be expensive.  You are going to need to get everything
upgraded at some point, and this event should be a wakeup call to
start addressing this issue now.

Mark Bennett

Hello Mark,

Thank you for your concise and accurate response, along with the
Passport lead.
We are (were) in the process of a complete upgrade of our entire
system including the latest Counterpoint software.  The RealWorld
upgrade was soon to follow. However, according to our authorized
software dealer.. he needs an operable system to migrate our data
files onto the new software. In the meantime my company is paralyzed
by the situation. I was hoping the command string in generating the /
usr/Brian/.profile combined with the exec statement would let me in.
oh well.

Again, many thanks,

Brian

Brian,

OK, I'm getting the picture I think. You're getting ready to migrate
to CP SQL? I'll assume the answer is yes. Then your authorized
software dealer is entirely capable of helping with this. He can pick
up the phone and call his rep at Radiant and ask for references for
some experienced Unix hands, and there are a bunch of them out there.
Just because he's a Windows guy (if that's the case) is no excuse.

If he says "Not my job" scream at him. It certainly is his job. If
he still refuses, call Radiant at 800-852-5852 and tell them you have
a complaint and ask to speak to Barbara Collier. Describe your
situation and ask for her help in finding somebody near you to help
with this issue. Do not scream at Barbara. It is unnecessary.

Whoever you find will probably need remote access via modem or
network. Do you have something working there?

The suggestion about CounterPoint hiding or missing a registration
file, while valid for some applications, doesn't apply here. If you
save and restore the entire tree from the top-level CP directory on
down, all necessary files are there.

Can you make a new user? If so, try it. Login as that user and cd to
the CounterPoint top-level directory. Type and enter the command: syn

This should launch the program. If you still can't even login,
assuming you're using the Bourne shell, check the /usr/lib/mkuser/sh
directory and see if the default profile is mangled. If you're not
even able to login as an ordinary user I suspect something is wrong
in /etc/profile but messing with that can make it impossible to login
ever again and you'll need to reinstall. If you edit that file, be
logged in as root on a terminal somewhere and stay logged in until
your changes are tested, so you can go to that terminal and undo any
changes.

Mark
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