claims that it cannot find LAM executables on the remote node. What does that mean?
When recon or lamboot cannot find the LAM executables on a remote node, it means that LAM tried to invoke a LAM executable on the remote node, and the shell failed to find it. This usually indicates that the directory where the LAM executables are found is not in the user’s path. That is, in the user’s $HOME/.cshrc (not the user’s $HOME/.login!), $HOME/.profile, $HOME/.bashrc, or whatever other shell startup script is used, the directory for the LAM executables must be put in the path environment variable. Sometimes the directory is put in the path properly, but after the startup script has exited for non-interactive shells. That is, users typically put the extra path statement at the end of their .cshrc (or whatever) file — this may not be the Right Thing to do. If your .cshrc file has a line similar to the following: if ($?USER == 0 || $?prompt == 0) exit then you must set the path before this line. [ Top of page | Return to FAQ ] 17. Does LAM use static port numbers? No. The lamboo
