Re: Running a program on an RS6000 via FTP

 You are Welcome !!!   Hey, Lets submit a requirment to get this fixed.. 

 PS: Don't tell then they have if you paid extra   :-)  ..

        Jeff 

On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Neil Palmer wrote:

> Jeffrey M. Silberberg wrote:
> > 
> >         Carl,
> > 
> >         I can not find in my AIX 3.2.5 man pages where the RS/6000
> > supports a command in the ftp connection to start a job when the RS/6000
> > is the target of the ftp.
> > 
> >         However, the RS/6000 does support "rexec" remote execute, when
> > the "rexecd" deamon is running.  So first you have to check to
> > ensure that the deamon is up on the RS/6000, to do so enter at the shell
> > prompt;
> > 
> >         $ps -ef | grep rexecd
> > 
> >         This should bring back a display of the an active process
> > (subsystem) on the RS/6000, if not it is not started and the system
> > programer must configure it and start it in the IPL process.
> > 
> >         Then you can use ftp to put your file on the RS/6000, and runrmtcmd
> > type(*IP) to start the rexec process on the RS/6000.  This is a totally *IP
> > native solution, adding SNA services to the RS/6000 would give you other
> > options.
> > 
> >         Caution; do not confuse sbmrmtcmd which uses DDM files between 
>AS/400
> > processors and runrmtcmd which is *IP rexec based, as I usally do.
> > 
> >         Good Luck,
> >         Jeff Silberberg
> >
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> Thanks - I wasn't aware of the RUNRMTCMD.  My answer (STRUNXCMD - part
> of  extra cost software 'Connection Program/400') talks to the same
> "rexecd" daemon.  The only 'advantage' STRUNXCMD appears to have, is if
> run interactively it will send the output back to your screen (it
> actually starts a terminal session).  RUNRMTCMD always spools a report
> of any output.
> (Plus the STRUNXCMD has the password as a non-display field, whereas
> RUNRMTCMD doesn't).
> 
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