XLOCK UNDER AIXWINDOWS 1.2.3 AND XSTATION

ITEM: RTA000031458

QUESTION:                                                                       
Just finished upgrading a customer and my RS/6000s to AIX 3.2.3                 
extended, AIXwindows 1.2.3 and Xstation Manager 1.4?  Whenever I                
run xlock from the console, it works fine with the DISPLAY variable             
set or not set.  On the xstations with the DISPLAY variable set                 
I get the following message when I try to execute xlock:                        
"1386-116 xlock: can't lock (xstation name)'s display."                         
However, when the DISPLAY variable is not set and I execute xlock               
from a xstation, the console is locked.  Under AIX 3.2.0, AIXwindows            
1.2.? and Xstation Manager 1.3 it worked fine.  What has changed                
in the new releases and modifications of the software to cause xlock            
not to work anymore?                                                            
                                                                                
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A: The problem you are experiencing is not the result of a change in           
   the Xstation Manager or AIXWindows.  The problem arises in the new           
   syntax needed for the x11r5 MIT version of 'xlock'.                          
                                                                                
   To lock up an Xstation using the new 'xlock' client, your customer           
   will need to add the '-remote' option on the xlock command line as           
   below.                                                                       
                                                                                
      xlock -remote                                                             
                                                                                
   If you don't want to bother with this added flag every time you start        
   'xlock' then you can modify the '/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XLock'            
   file.  The line to change appears below.                                     
                                                                                
      XLock.remote:     false                                                   
                                                                               
   Simply change this value to true and your 'xlock' will now lock your         
   Xstation without the added flag.                                             
                                                                                
   Further information on the new 'xlock' client can be found in the            
   'List of Commands' entry for 'xlock' in InfoExplorer.                        
                                                                                
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This item was created from library item Q629435      CFVRX                      
                                                                                
Additional search words:                                                        
AIXWINDOWS CFVRX ENVIRONMENT IX JUN93 MANAGEMENT MANAGER MGR                    
RISCSYSTEM RISCXWIN SOFTWARE XLOCK XSTATION 1.2.3 1.4                           
                                                                               



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