Lothar,
        Did you also specify the tcpport ???  That will be different for
Sharedmem than it is for TCPIP.  Did you enable sharedmem access on the
ADSM server....  In /usr/lpp/admserv/bin/dsmserv.opt -

Commmethod      SHAREDMEM
SHMport 1510

Tim Pittson
tpittson AT himail.hcc DOT com
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>From:  Lothar Guthmann[SMTP:ltg AT GOME5.PHYSIK.UNI-BREMEN DOT DE]
>Sent:  Tuesday, January 14, 1997 4:11 PM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
>Subject:       Problem with commmethod
>
>Hi to all ADSMers,
>
>I have the following problem:
>
>when I enter "commmethod         sharedmem" in /usr/lpp/adsm/bin/dsm.sys ,
>I got the following error: 01/08/97   12:29:16  ANS4042S Invalid option
>                           'COMMMETHOD' found in options file
>                           '/usr/lpp/adsm/bin/dsm.sys' at line number : 3
>                           Invalid entry : 'commmethod         sharedmem'
>
>The README in /usr/lpp/adsm/bin/dsm.sys says: "(which can be specified in the
>                                                dsm.sys file)"
>The server and the client live on the same machine (RS/6000 AIX 3.2.5.1).
>The client is at level 02.01.0000.0006.
>The server is at level IP21053 02.01.0000.0011.
>
>Can anybody tell me what's wrong with this?
>
>Thanx in advance.
>
>Greetings, Lothar
>