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hi

i got 3 boxes, boxA, boxB, boxC


i can do the below


boxA> ufsdump 0fu boxB:/mydirectory/myfile /myfile
boxA> rlogin boxB is okay


but when i do the below


boxA> ufsdump 0fu boxC:/mydirectory/myfile /myfile, system says error,
boxA> rlogin boxC got error


on boxB, and boxC, i have added the below
1) /.rhosts entries are boxA
2) inetd.conf, enabled shell... in.rshd (got 2 such entries) and
rlogin.d too... even restart the inetd daemon.


on boxA, i have added the below
1) /.rhosts entries are boxB, boxC


i noticed a KEY finding. on BoxB, i got results from the "netstat -an |
grep -i 514".. however , on BoxC, i dont any results from the same
command

when i did a telnet boxC 514 from BoxA, i got this error message "telnet : unable to connect to remote host : connection refused"

Any assistance?

You didn't list what the OS and versions are for all servers - that may make a difference.

Check to see if box B has a /etc/hosts.allow file and if box C has one that allows the same access.
Check to see if box B has a /etc/hosts.equiv file and if box C has one that allows the same access.
Check that the box C designation is what you think it is - box C may not be known as what you believe it is (check hosts files, hostname command output from box C versus what you put in the files on box A).

All are on solaris 8

No hosts.allow or hosts.equiv

Rgds

any advise?

Rgds

This error message looks like your telnet daemon on boxC is not running.

Try "ps -aef | grep telnet" and see if anything shows up, such as "telnetd".

You also might try checking if xinetd is running. ( Replace 'telnet' with 'xinetd' above. ) If it is, check the configuration to see if telnet and/or rlogin is enabled. (In Redhat Linux, it's in the /etc/xinetd.d directory.)

Hi nathan

I am telneting through port 514. so it should go through the shell instead of the normal telnet.

pls correct if i am wrong

rgds