Re: Accessing remote tape drive
Cosmo Lee wrote:
>
> Dianne Pendleton wrote:
> >
> > I have used host:/dev/rmt/0m syntax with ontape in OnLine versions 5 and 7
> > many times. It sometimes runs a little slower but it works.
> >
> Did you do anything more than to set TAPEDEV to host:/dev/rmt/Om??? I
> tried this, but it doesn't work for me. Is there something more???
The machine that is accessing the remote tape drive should be a
'trusted' host on the machine that contains the tape drive.
See the files '.rhosts' or '/etc/hosts.equiv'.
> email: cosmo@echonyc.com "JUST SAY 'NO' TO SPAM"
I just say 'NO' to editing people's Email address. :-)
Cheers,
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