Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm From: Alexander Weber Subject: Re: Problems with console 'add' command Organization: Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum, Hamburg Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 12:31:26 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <33EEF80D.FAFA8306@hamburg.baw.de> Hi Stuart, Have you tried to look at the environment on the other machines, using 'rsh host2 set' ? If PVM_ROOT and PVM_ARCH are set correctly, you should be able add with dx pointing to the lib directory, rather than to the pvmd itself. In the lib directory you will find a script, that starts the real deamon. hth Alex Stuart Wishart wrote: > I tried to find the correct 'dx' string to use by testing it with the > two machines which work together. However, as soon as I specify a dx > command I get the 'Can't start pvmd' error when trying to add the > machines. > > Here are the dx commands which I have tried, > > host2 (this works without a dx string) > host2 dx=~/pvm3/lib/LINUX/pvmd3 > host2 dx=$HOME/pvm3/lib/LINUX/pvmd3 > host2 dx=/home/SWISH/pvm3/lib/LINUX/pvmd3 > -- Alexander Weber <> Weber@Hamburg.BAW.DE