Cannot get remote command fuser to work (although other commands ok) - keep
getting select: Bad file number'
I've set up public/private key authentication between a
Solaris 9 system running SSH Version Sun_SSH_1.0, protocol versions 1.5/2.0.
and a
Soalris 8 system running OpenSSH_3.8p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0.9.7d
17 Mar 2004
I've got ssh and sftp and scp finally to work, but I am left with one problem,
I can use ssh from sol9 to sol8 to start a remote session. I can ssh from sol9
to sol8 to execute some remote commands, but not fuser
i.e. all from the solaris 9 system
ssh userid@anothersol9 ls works fine
ssh userid@anothersol9 fuser afile works fine
ssh userid@sol8 ls works fine
ssh userid@sol8 fuser afile fails, I get
select: Bad file number
Having seen this type of message before when it was to do with paths, I have
tried the following...
created a logical link from /usr/bin/fuser to the /usr/sbin/bin/fuser , still
got the same 'select: Bad file number'
created a test file in the home directory of the userid on the sol8 (server)
system and tried
ssh userid@sol8 ./test and it worked ok, so I tried creating a logical
link from the home directory of
userid on sol8 called fuser poining to
/usr/sbin/fuser and tried again
ssh userid@sol8 ./fuser a file and it still failed with 'select: Bad file
number' . I even tried copying fuser to
home directory of userid on sol8 , and
even though ssh userid@sol8 ./test
works , ssh userid@sol8 ./fuser afile
still fails
I'm really stuck , any help/hints gratefully received
Louise Swift
IT Services (rm 415)
Hampshire County Council
Elizabeth II Court, The Castle,
Winchester, Hants SO23 8US
Tel: +44 (0)1962 847427
Fax: +44 (0)1962 847434
HPSN: 200 7427
Louise.Swift@hants.gov.uk
