Just a guess, but could your STDIN be redefined in the method that doesn't
work and it's waiting for you to enter your username or something silly?
Perhaps you could post the command(s) you're trying to use.
Rich
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
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I have no idea why the same command would work differently on different
machines if all other things are the same. Just a shot in the dark here:
Sometimes rsh must be used with -n option (see man page.)
Of course, you know using r commands is in hideous opposition to
politically correct
