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Conference decalp::rtrnotes

Title:	Reliable Transaction Router

Moderator:	TALER::DESHMUKH

Created:	Tue Dec 12 1989
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	695
Total number of notes:	2564

687.0. "does remote commands work in RTR3.1C(126) on WNT?" by PLACEK::sobol2.rpw.dec.com::placek::sobolewski () Wed Apr 02 1997 21:19

Does RTR3.1C (126) on WNT works with remote command or not?
-RELNOTES.TXT says it dosn't.
-RTR31C_126_README.TXT says it works.
Which one is true?

I installed RSHSVC from WNT Resource Kit. I configured it on two WNT 
machines. I checked it. It works. I can run dir from one machine to 
another. Then I tried RTR /NODE or SET ENV. In both after some 
interval i found:
%RTR-F-ERRACCNOD, error accessing node tcp.artur

Piotr

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
687.1	it works, but only with 3rd party software, as you have already discovered	TALER::WROBEL	Stan Wrobel	`Thu Apr 03 1997 03:26`	17
	RTR is designed to work with 'rsh', regardless of the platform. However, unless some Unix-style version of this program is installed (we rely on UCX or TCPware on OpenVMS), remote commands will fail. As Piotr has discovered, using the rshd from the Windows NT Resource Kit will work (I've never tried it, so I'm taking his word for it). What I HAVE tried is a shareware version from a company called Ataman (http://www.ataman.com). They also have a version that runs on Windows 95. The MKS Toolkit is another 3rd party vendor, but we have not tested that one. We are currently evaluating our options in this area and are leaning toward publishing a recommended vendor for this functionality. Does anyone else out there have any experience using 'rsh' software on Windows NT or 95? I would like to hear about the pros and cons of these various software packages. Stan
687.2	you need both an rsh.exe to send commands and an rshd service to receive them	TALER::WROBEL	Stan Wrobel	`Thu Apr 03 1997 06:40`	15
	I don't think I pointed this out clearly enough in my last reply to this Note, but you need to make sure that you can both send and receive rsh commands. To send: rsh.exe in your path should be sufficient. This is already provided in the $SYSTEMROOT/System32 directory on Windows NT V4.0 machines. To receive: You need an rshd system service. The only one I know of is that provided by Ataman. We use this for testing RTR. Hope that clarifies things for you. Stan
687.3	RTR doesn't work with RSHSVC	JACEK::SOBOLEWSKI		`Thu Apr 03 1997 13:18`	5
	Sorry, probably I didn't describe it clearly. RTR doesn't work with Microsoft RSHSVC. It works standalone, it means I can run any commands remotely using RSH program. But I can't run RTR remote commands. I will try Ataman version today.
687.4	if rsh host rtr works then rtr /node=host should too	DECALP::HODGES	Philip Hodges	`Fri Apr 11 1997 00:15`	11
	If remote shell commands and rtr both work: C:\> rsh otherhost rtr show rtr /ver then rtr remote commands should also work: C:\> rtr show rtr /ver /node=otherhost otherwise there is a remote command problem in that rtr version. Phil
687.5	any special hints in configuration	JACEK::SOBOLEWSKI		`Wed Apr 16 1997 20:40`	6
	We still have problem using remote commands. In fact it does not work with Ataman. Are there any special issues according Ataman configuration? We can run any remote DOS commands, but not from RTR prompt. Piotr