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-rwxr-xr-xbin/runtest8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bin/runtest b/bin/runtest
index ce55f58..0e7db9e 100755
--- a/bin/runtest
+++ b/bin/runtest
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ PRINT_TRAILER()
}
# Figure out which remote command to use to reach a host.
-# Try rsh first, then ssh.
+# Try ssh first, then rsh since fewer machines support rsh exec.
# $1--hostname to reach.
CHECK_RSH()
{
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ CHECK_RSH()
# Try remote command with host if it responds to ping.
# Still try it if we don't know how to do ping.
if [ no_ping = "$PING" ] || $PING $host $PINGCOUNT >/dev/null 2>&1; then
- if rsh $host -n hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
- RSH=rsh
- elif ssh $host -n hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ if ssh $host -n hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
RSH=ssh
+ elif rsh $host -n hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ RSH=rsh
else
PRINT cannot remote command with $host
RSH="NoRemoteCommand"