hurf@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon) (12/04/86)
I have two uvaxen/ultrix1.2 and when attempting rdumps I get remotehostname:host unknown as a response. We have both systems in /etc/hosts & in /etc/hosts.equiv. - I have tried from su, root & a userid. Reading the manual for gethostbyname it seems there is some ambiguity on the format for the entry in /etc/hosts - ours is : network addres, alias, full name- ie: 128.84.253.20 ionvax ionvax.tn.cornell.edu - I have tried rearranging that particular line to no avail. I am unsure if /.rhosts would play a role here & what the entry should be for doing this. Hurf Sheldon Arpa.css: hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu Lab of Plasma Studies 369 Upson Hall phone: 607 255 7267 Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. 14853