If AIX Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is not set up to start automatically on your system, you can use the following command to start the desktop from an AIX command line:
xinit /usr/dt/bin/Xsession
Using the xinit command starts the desktop without bringing up the whole desktop environment. You will bypass the login screen when you start the desktop, and when you exit you will return to a command line rather than a CDE login screen. You will, however, use the same desktop applications you would use if you had started the desktop from the welcome screen.
Your system administrator can assist you with setting up your system so that the CDE starts automatically when the system is started.
For information about setting up your system under the following circumstances, see your system administrator.
If you are working in an environment where you need to start applications from your workstation on another workstation that is also running the desktop, you may need to do some configuration on both workstations.
Also, if your desktop has one of the following special configurations, you may need to change certain Login Manager files before starting the desktop: