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martinfortmann - We appear to have a difference of opinion over terminology. To me the here document is defined by the script, ie the code between << EOF and the EOF line whatever that code may be.

dwcasey - Yes, there are effectively 2 hostnames. I use hostname and sysname to differentiate between the 2. hostname = the hostname attribute defined to inet0. sysname = the system name defined by using uname -S.

What is the hostname for this system (find out by using 'lsattr -El inet0')? My first thought is that 'hostname -s' is normally used to display the hostname in short form, did someone mistakenly set the hostname to be -s?

It depends if a /etc/resolv.conf exists. If there is no resolv.conf then the system will look for /etc/hosts, if resolv.conf exists then default is to use DNS first, then /etc/hosts. The method order for name resolution can be overwritten on a system wide basis by using the netsvc.conf to...

I don't think the AIX telnet accepts here documents in the same way that ftp does. I've always done this kind of thing using expect/tcl, but other options are: 1) use the kermit telnet which comes with scripting support. 2) use the perl net::telnet module. 3) rewrite your scripts to use a...

Sounds like the old favourite: Name Resolution. AIX insists on being able to do reverse name lookup on any client that connects to it on the standard ports (ie, telnet, ftp, lpd). I suspect that when the RS is connected to your regular network this is being done by DNS and there is no DNS...

I don't think you can do this because the backup you have created is a backup by filename with absolute path. If you had created the backup using relative path then you can restore using relative path, if you had created the backup using tar then you could have restored using pax to change the...

It depends on what you do when you set the mirror up. Assuming you are talking about a 2 disk rootvg mirror then after you have set the mirror up you need to: 1) deactivate the quorum so that failure of a disk is not promoted to a VG failure. chvg -Qn rootvg 2) ensure that both disks are in...

Sorry, forgot to add: Have you tried getting help directly from Sterling? The url for techsupport is: http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/customer/tech_support.html

NDM (network data mover) is now called Connect:Direct and is owned by Sterling Software. There's a pdf file &quot;Connect:Direct File Transfers: A Programmers Guide&quot; which you can download at: http://www.epaynetwork.com/infofiles/EPN_Connect_Direct_File_transfers.pdf

Sounds like a networking issue to me. Check to see that your adapters are running at the same speed as the hubs/switches (use entstat -d for each adapter). Remember to never trust autonegotiate and always hard set it to the required speed/duplex settings. Check the network options (no -a)...

You will have to use the quote or literal commands within the windows ftp to send the string, eg: ftp> quote site umask 022 200 UMASK set to 022 (was 027)

If using DNS you should also check /etc/netsvc.conf to ensure that lookups are first done using /etc/hosts. Mine contains: hosts=local4,bind man netsvc.conf for further details.

The predefined attributes class (PdAt) contains the default settings. I would recommend that you do not make changes to this because any changes you make here can be overwritten by system upgrades/patches, so you would have to keep remembering to check and reapply the change. If you do...

If there is a CD in the drive and it's not booting from it then you can try the custom bootlist (F6 during reboot), if this does not work then you'll have to go into SMS to view/change the custom bootlist. To enter SMS reboot your system and press F1 during bootup (after the keyborad icon...