I'm writting a backups script that runs from the general purpose server to 6 workstations. 
#!/usr/local/bin/perl 
$machine=$ARGV[0];
%runt=(
    "local" , "yes",
    "tape" , "/dev/nrmt0h",
    "dev1" , "/dev/rz0a", 
    "dev2" , "/dev/rz0g",
    "dev3" , "/dev/vol/rootdg/us_striped",
    "dump", "/usr/sbin/dump 5bdsuf 64 61000 6100");

$status=system("rsh $machine mt -f $$machine{tape} online");

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$status will be 0 unless the remote machine is down. I was wondering if there was a way to get the return status of the "mt -f" command. Is there a better way/module for doing this?

In reply to exit status of a remote program by lucarey

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