Is the rexec daemon installed? (/usr/sbin/in.rexecd) What is /var/log/messages telling you? If you need to run the rexec call as root, include rexec in /etc/securetty Hope it helps ... ciao, Hermann On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 11:34:10AM -0700, SAWYER Charlotte M wrote: > I have a situation where I apparently HAVE to use rexec to get one server (a > non-linux system) to run a script on a linux server (lin2). I have very > little influence over the configuration of the non-linux server. I have > almost total control over how the linux server is configured. > > In it's current configuration, the non-linux server doesn't support ssh but > is expected to get data from an sftp site. When I attempt to run the script > from the non-linux server, it fails complaining: "no such file or directory; > error in rexec system call; the following system error may itself be in > error; illegal seek". > > I've tweaked just about everything in the xinetd.conf file, and the rexec > file in the xinetd.d directory of the linux server. I also have host.allow, > host.deny. and hosts equiv files. In the home directory for the user account > that's trying to run the script, I have a hidden rhosts file. > > A linux server can run sftp and ssh just fine, but doesn't respond to a > request from the non-linux server to run the script. > > A linux desktop I have can run rexec commands on a different *nix box just > fine, but not on the linux server. > > I'm open to suggestions! > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Charlotte Sawyer > Oregon Dept of Revenue > Network Technical Support > voice: 503-945-8050 > fax: 503-947-1154 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
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