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Cannot get remote CDE (or GNOME) login on new Sun SPARC T5120

807557Jul 14 2008 — edited Jul 16 2008
I have got a brand new Sun SPARC T5120 server. Just connected the necessary cables and followed the quick start guide. Then added a new user as follows (as root):
useradd -d /export/home/endreno -m -s /bin/ksh -c "Endre No" endreno
I did this directly connected to the server with my laptop, using Hyper Terminal.

Now I want to connect from our network with my XP laptop. I have tried various options, using Reflection X, Tunnelier and PuTTY. The results are basically the same: I can connect using SSH, but only get a terminal window. No graphical interface.

I have tried this:
# svccfg -s cde-login setprop dtlogin/args=\"\"
# svcadm restart cde-login
# svccfg -s x11-server setprop options/tcp_listen=true
# svcadm restart cde-login
# svcadm enable svc:/application/x11/xfs:default

and even this(!):
#netservices open

I find it strange that this should be so difficult on a new server with Solaris 10 pre-installed, and would greatly appreciate any hints on what to check now.

By the way, it's been a very long time since I worked in a UNIX environment, so step-by-step instructions are welcome.
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