If you want to start a process on VM from linux, you only need the rexec client program on Linux. The rexec daemon is started from inetd (or xinetd). Look at /etc/inetd.conf (for inetd).
On Friday 28 March 2003 01:57 pm, you wrote: > Okay.... I've got the TCP/IP rexec daemon running on z/VM. Now I'm > assuming I also have to have a rexec daemon running on my Linux guest. I'm > very much a Linux newbie...... How do you start the daemon on the Linux > side? I've looked in the man pages, but no luck on actually starting it up. > > TIA, > > Scott > > At 09:03 AM 03/25/2003, you wrote: > >On a related note, you might consider using the rexec command from VM to > >issue a '/sbin/shutdown -h now' to your Linux guests. > >.thanks > > > >"Wolfe, Gordon W" wrote: > > > We've just upgraded to z/VM 4.3 and would like to begin using the CP > > > > SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command to shut down our Linux servers. We are running > > SuSE SLES7 with the timer patch,and I think I have the latest update. > > > > > When I try the SIGNAL command I get > > > > > > HCPSIG2110E User LNX54321 is not enabled for signals > > > Ready(02110); > > > > > > I see that Neale has a patch called linux-2.4.7-s390-quiesce.diffs > > > > which appears to be a patch on smp.c for SLES7. In order to apply this > > patch, do I have to completely regen the kernel? I'm reluctant to start > > down that long learning curve at this time. Or does SuSE or anyone else > > have a downloadable 2.4.7 kernel with the SIGNAL enablement already > > installed? Or should I just wait for SLES8 to be delivered? (We ordered > > it in December. No idea what the holdup is.) Is SIGNAL enabled in SLES8 > > even? > > > > > They say there are three signs of stress in your life. You eat too > > > > much junk food, you drive too fast and you veg out in front of the > > TV. Who are they kidding? That sounds like a perfect day to me! > > > > > Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 > > > VM & Linux Servers and Storage, The Boeing Company > > ************************************************************************** > Scott Archer > > Mainframe Systems Administration, New Mexico State University > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URL: http://sarcher.nmsu.edu > Phone: (505)646-6186 > ************************************************************************** -- Rich Smrcina Sr. Systems Engineer Sytek Services, A Division of DSG Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. April 25-29, 2003 For details see http://www.wavv.org
