Re: Accessing remote tape drive

Cosmo Lee wrote: > > Mark D. Stock wrote: > > > > 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'. > > I tried the .rhosts route, but it didn't work for me. I'm guessing that > the problem might me that the users "informix" don't have the same UID > on each machine, so that's my task to fix tomorrow. The UID doesn't make a difference. Try /etc/hosts.equiv first, then work back from there. > > I just say 'NO' to editing people's Email address. :-) > > Heck, eat all the pork peckers you want, if that's what you're in to! > %-} Do what John? Do what? Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+