rsh timeout

[maunir]

Is there a way we could put a timeout value for rsh in perl scripts. I've a script that runs an uptime on all the linux/solaris boxes and when the box is down it waits till the default timeout values.
THX

 

[icrf]

how are you running rsh? via an explicit system call or using a module like Net::Rsh?

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Andrew

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[maunir]

no module used for this...just simply `rsh $host uptime`

 

[icrf]

Try "rsh --help" or "man rsh" at a prompt and check your various command line parameters. It may be different on various *nix systems, but on FreeBSD, it's -t timeout.

________________________________________
Andrew

I work for a gift card company!

 

[maunir]

already did, i couldn't find anything for solaris or linux....figured out a workaround so i don't have to wait 4 minutes...thanks for your help though