Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: "Tony Cox" <a.cox@rbgkew.org.uk>
Subject: HELP!!
Organization: RBG Kew
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 16:18:18 GMT
Message-ID: <EAwFyx.4CF@news.rbgkew.org.uk>


Dear PVM gurus,

I'm trying to get PVM running on a couple of unix machines (a Data General
and a SUN).

First off, I have read all the documentation I could find. The PVM software
built without any problems on both platforms. I can start the pvm console
OK on both machines. However, in either case I cannot add the other remote
host and get the dreaded "can't start pvmd" message. I have a defined all
environment variables, and created a .rhosts file which I have placed both
in $PVM_ROOT and in $PVM_ROOT/lib on both machines. The .rhosts file simply
contains two lines naming both machines and the lo=username and so=pw
qualifiers.

Looking at the log in /TMP from one session I get the following error when
trying to "add <hostname>" (detailed in the .rhosts file):

[t80040000] lion (193.128.240.7:2405) DGAV 3.3.11
[t80040000] ready Wed May 28 17:02:49 1997
[t80000000] stderr@griffin: permission denied
[t80000000] stdout@griffin: EOF
[t80040000] startack() host griffin expected version, got "PvmCantStart"
[t80040000] dm_halt() from (lion), halting...
[t80040000] work() pvmd halting
[t80040000] pvmbailout(0)

please could someone give me some clues as to what I should try next. I'm a
bit stumped. 

Many thanks

Tony

a.cox@rbgkew.org.uk