Problems with remote bru on PI's

[Tony Facca]

We are having a problem with the "bru" routine across the network.  The 
following command:

   bru -cvR -f remote_host.guest:/dev/tape /

results in the following error message:

   Password incorrect.
   Unable to invoke remote demon at remote_host
   bru: "remote_host.guest:/dev/tape": can't open archive: No permission match
   bru: "load volume 1 and enter device [default: remote_host.guest:/dev/tape]

We tracked the error from the "Backup -h remote_host /" command until we 
determined that the messages were coming from "bru".  The following things 
have been done:

   - setenv netaddr in the PROM Monitor on both machines to the correct
     TCP/IP address

   - allowed guest login permission to root on the remote machine

   - also allowed root login permission using .rhosts on the remote machine

   - checked that tftp and bootp deamons are running on both machines

The first line of the error message (Password incorrect.) seems to be the 
source of the problem.  The remaining messages are generated no matter what
form of the command we tried.  For instance, guest at remote_host and 
guest at unknown_host.  

If anyone has been doing remote tape backups and has seen these symptoms, 
please let me know.  I have gone through the same thing on other systems 
without any problems.  We are running version 3.1D of the OS on a Personal
Iris.  Thanks in advance.

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