On Mar 24, 10:04*am, mbennett <mbenn...@claritysoftwaresystems.com>
wrote:
> On Mar 23, 8:07*am, mifloral <miflo...@aol.com> 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 still supports many users, you are badly out of date on both of those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