Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 6

REMSH Service

Overview of remsh Service

The remote shell remsh, is the same service as rsh on BSD UNIX systems. The name was changed due to a

conflict with the existing command rsh (restricted shell) on System V UNIX systems.

Use remsh to connect to the remote system and execute a command on that remote system. Output from the

remote command is sent to standard output for remsh, so the user can see the results of the command.

Verifying Installation of remsh Files

The remsh client is part of the Internet Services product with release C.60.00. To verify that remsh is

available on your system you may use NMMAINT verify versions of the Internet services product.

hawaii(PUB); nmmaint,73

NMS Maintenance Utility 32098-20014 B.00.09 (C) Hewlett Packard Co. 1984

WED, JUL 23, 1997, 11:08 AM Data comm products build version: N.55.15

Subsystem version ID’s:

Internet Services for the HP e3000 module versions:

NM program file: INETD.NET.SYS Version: B0001003

NM program file: BOOTPD.NET.SYS Version: B0001003

NM program file: BOOTPQRY.NET.SYS Version: B0001002

NM program file: TFTPD.NET.SYS Version: B0001002

NM program file: REMSH.NET.SYS Version: B0001003

XL procedure: INSVXL_SECURE_VERS Version: B0001004

XL procedure: INSVXL_IPCSEC_VERS Version: B0001002

XL procedure: INSVXL_NSRW_VERS Version: B0001003

XL procedure: INSVXL_NETOF_VERS Version: B0001002

XL procedure: INSVXL_SYSLOG_VERS Version: B0001003

XL procedure: INSVXL_SIGNAL_VERS Version: B0001002

XL procedure: INSVXL_GETTIME_VERS Version: B0001003

Internet Services for the HP e3000 overall version = B.00.01

Configuring remsh Client

There is only one file on the MPE/iX system that you will need to change in order to allow use of the remsh

client. That is the file SERVICES.NET.SYS. However, there are some files that will need to be configured on the

remote UNIX systems.

Editing the Services File

The services file associates official service names and aliases with the port number and protocol the services

use. To enable remsh, you must edit the services file. Perform the following:

1. Open the services file with a text editor. You may edit the /etc/services file from the POSIX shell or

the SERVICES.NET.SYS file from MPE/iX, whichever you prefer. Both names should point to the same file.

2. Verify that the following line exists in the file, or add it if it does not:

shell 514/tcp cmd # remote command, no passwd used