You can telnet to a client (or
media or master server) by:
telnet <client name> [bpcd |
vnetd ]
This will get you a prompt and is
a good test of connectivity and configuration, however as soon as you hit the carriage
return you should get a disconnect message and be returned to the original
prompt.
Regards,
Patrick Whelan
Whelan Consulting Limited
VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for UNIX.
VERITAS Certified NetBackup Support Engineer for Microsoft
Windows.
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts
Sent: 05 February 2008 18:42
To: Dirk_Lutz AT rush DOT edu
Cc: Karl_Oder AT rush DOT edu; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu;
Victor_Irlandez AT rush DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] login through veritas
On Feb 5, 2008 11:27 AM, <Dirk_Lutz AT rush DOT edu> wrote:
> Does anyone know if there's a way to get a shell prompt through Veritas
Netbackup using telnet?
>
Also, what username does netbackup use and why isn't it in /etc/passwd?
> It actually is in /etc/passwd. It uses the username provided by the
inetd or xinetd service - typically this is root.
> (Does Netbackup use a shell when it backs up clients and can this shell be
accessed manually using telnet to log into a client.)
On Unix (and Windows) systems, it does not use a shell - it connects to the
bpcd port. (usually 13782) In the system administration guides, there is
a great explanation with diagrams of what the communication paths are - i.e.
who talks to who.
On VMS clients, it does use a shell - the inetd-equivalent service spawns a
shell that simply runs the bpcd image. You can't execute DCL commands
through this ports. The service definition determines what username to
use - on my VMS systems, it's not the SYSTEM account.
You can telnet to the port on the client, but you won't get a shell.
telnet never has, and never will, equate to running a shell.
.../Ed
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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
mailto:ewilts AT ewilts DOT org