[HECnet] REXEC-type feature over DECNET?

[Johnny Billquist]

Sampsa Laine wrote:
is there any simple way to execute a command on another DECNET node remotely, a la rexec or ssh?

Not sure about VMS, but in RSX this can all be controlled from software. There is a library of functions to run, abort and fool around with tasks on other hosts.

There are also parts available from the command line:

.nft /he

NFT is the Network File Transfer utility.   It can perform file
transfers and file operations over the network.

Information is available for the following operations:
        APPEND (/AP) .............. File Append commands
        COPY ...................... File Transfer commands
        DELETE (/DE) .............. File Deletion commands
        DEFAULTS (/DF) ............ Set/Examine Defaults commands
        DIRECTORY (/AT,/BR,/LI,/FU) Directory list commands
        EXECUTE (/EX) ............. File Execution commands
        IDENTIFY (/ID) ............ Identify commands
        PROTECTION (/PR)........... File Protection commands
        RENAME (/RE) .............. File Rename command
        SPOOL (/SP) ............... File Spooling commands
        SUBMIT (/SB) .............. File Submission commands
And the following subjects:
        DATA CHECKING (/DC) ....... Remote file transfer data checking
        FILESPECS ................. File Specification syntax
        NODE NAMES ................ Node and Access control syntax
        MODES (/AS,/AX,/BK,/IM,/RC) File transfer Mode switches
        QUOTES .................... Quoting foreign filespecs
        SWITCHES .................. NFT switch summary
        VERSION NUMBERS ........... Version number processing

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So, you can both run, submit to the spooler or the batch, files to remote machines.

	Johnny