>$ a2p > >**** EXEC FUNCTION FAILED; subsys =517; info = 48 >ABORT: /RATDEV/perl/a2p > PC=a.009ded48 dbg_stackdump_cmds+$28 >NM* 0) SP=41837730 RP=a.004aa178 trap_handler.handle_setdump+$f4 >NM 1) SP=418376b0 RP=a.004ab628 trap_handler+$39c >NM 2) SP=41837630 RP=a.002054f0 px_execve+$1c34 >NM 3) SP=41836f70 RP=a.002038a8 ?px_execve+$8 > export stub: 199.00fd6770 I got the same error trying to run the jazz version of remsh. e.g. [/TELAMON/RANDY/remsh] (162) cp /SYS/PUB/REMSH remsh [/TELAMON/RANDY/remsh] (163) ./remsh hp807s -l randy date **** EXEC FUNCTION FAILED; subsys =517; info = 48 ABORT: /TELAMON/RANDY/remsh/remsh {yadda yadda} The problem was that I was running a copy from the wrong location. When I linked it to /usr/bin/remsh (actually /usr/bin/rsh) it worked. [/TELAMON/RANDY] (171) ln -s /SYS/PUB/REMSH /usr/bin/rsh [/TELAMON/RANDY] (172) /usr/bin/rsh hp807s -l randy date Wed May 17 14:10:33 PDT 1995 [/TELAMON/RANDY] (173) Perhaps perl needs to be located somewhere specific? -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Randy Medd email: [log in to unmask] Telamon, Inc. 492 Ninth Street, Suite 310 voice: 510-987-7700 Oakland, CA 94607 fax: 510-987-7009 -------------------------------------------------------------