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RE: [nv-l] maps + solaris accounts problem

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Subject: RE: [nv-l] maps + solaris accounts problem
From: DSullinger@dot.state.az.us
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:59:19 -0700
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Found this in the /usr/OV/app-defaults/Nvevents file as you said with the
nvevents.loadEnvOnInit variable.

Thank you
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:pstroud@bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:13 AM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] maps + solaris accounts problem

Ahhh the workspaces can be saved from nvevents when you create a dynamic
workspace.

Paul


DSullinger@dot.state.az.us wrote:
> Sorry, I should have clarified better.  The workspaces question was 
> unrelated to the other question.  I didn't think it would effect which 
> map opened, just trying to hunt down where this was set.
> 
> Thanks again
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul [mailto:pstroud@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:56 AM
> To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> Subject: Re: [nv-l] maps + solaris accounts problem
> 
> Dean,
> The users workspaces will not affect which map opens.
> Check the message from James, what you can do is copy the 
> /usr/OV/app-defaults/OVw file to the users home directory and edit the 
> OVw*mapname variable to WANmap.
> I think this should work as you want it to. There are a number of 
> variables that can be changed the same way with any file in 
> app-defaults, take some time to look around in there(and always keep a 
> backup!) you might be surprised by what you find.
> 
> Paul
> 
> DSullinger@dot.state.az.us wrote:
> 
>>Thanks Paul,
>>
>>I renamed the map to "Default" originally and it still didn't work, so 
>>I renamed it to "default" and it works fine.  I don't understand why 
>>we can rename it to "WANmap" and it opens fine as root, but will not 
>>open
> 
> as user.
> 
>>Also, I set a variable a while back in a Netview config file allowing 
>>each user to setup their own workspaces and it saves it within their 
>>user NvEnvironments directories.  Now I can't remember which Netview 
>>file I made this change to... any help would be great.
>>
>>Thanks
>> 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Paul [mailto:pstroud@bellsouth.net]
>>Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:34 AM
>>To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
>>Subject: Re: [nv-l] maps + solaris accounts problem
>>
>>Try setting WANmap as the default for that user or have you already 
>>done that? NetView by default wants to open the map named Default, you 
>>have to change this behavior.
>>So either, someone changed the default map for root to WANmap or there 
>>is an alias or something in roots environment that is causing this to 
>>happen. I would be willing to be when the user is starting the map, it 
>>is trying to open the Default map.
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>DSullinger@dot.state.az.us wrote:
>>
>>
>>>When we log on as root and start "netview", it opens our Default map 
>>>named "WANmap" just fine, yet when we use a standard user account and 
>>>try and execute "netview", it begins loading Netview and when it 
>>>needs to open the map, it crashes out and we get an error in the 
>>>nv6000.log file
>>
>>that says:
>>
>>
>>>ovw:Cannot open map
>>>
>>>We found that if the user executes "netview -map WANmap" it opens 
>>>fine.  Why doesn't it open the map when executing "netview"?  Is 
>>>there a file that requires the map to be named "default"?  Where is 
>>>this file?  We have had a ticket open with IBM now for over 2 weeks 
>>>and they haven't been able to help us find the problem here, any help 
>>>would be
>>
>>great.
>>
>>
>>>Dean Sullinger
>>>Az Dept of Trans
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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