getting "execute permission denied" running remote tape backups

[Jim Mills_4]

I'm trying to do a remote tape backup through SAM and am getting the following...

/usr/bin/sh: /etc/rmt: Execute permission denied.

on the target machine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Jose Mosquera]

Hi,

Take note about sudo software at http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sudo-1.6.7p5/

Rgds.

[Cheryl Griffin]

Check out /etc/rmt, it should be a link:
# ll rmt
lrwxr-xr-t 1 root sys 13 Oct 8 2003 rmt -> /usr/sbin/rmt

# ll /usr/sbin/rmt
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16384 Nov 9 2000 /usr/sbin/rmt

Check file size, owner:group, permissions too.

[Jim Mills_4]

I was wondering if I needed to use sudo, was hoping not to as this is supposed to be a basic feature of HP-UX (the remote tape backup).

As for the permissions suggestion, the only difference I had was that I needed to add Write to the Owner (user) permission (chmod u+w). But that didn't help either.

I'm sure it's gotta be something simple (at least I hope it is).

[melvyn burnard]

I think you may have to have the .rhosts file set up to allow you to do this.

[Jim Mills_4]

I do have .rhosts file in the / directory as I am doing this as root. I have no problem using rcp for example.

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

check the exec option is not hashed in /etc/services on remote server.

on your server make a .netrc file in the home directory of the user for not asking the password.

see the netrc manpage for the entries



The following is a valid entry for the host hpxdzg whose guest account
has the password sesame:

machine hpxdzg login guest password sesame

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

check the /var/adm/inetd.sec also for that exec is not denied or restricted for some machines.

regds,

[Jose Mosquera]

Hi again,

Please excuse my mistaken/nonsense previous answer!

Rgds

[Jim Mills_4]

It seems I have stumped HP...they've escalated this problem with engineering.

Thanks to all that tried to help me out.