connect Command
The connect command establishes a connection to a remote environment.
Syntax
connect System [ UserId{,UserPasswd} || "" ] { Account{,AcctPasswd}}
- or -
sft System [ UserId{,UserPasswd} || "" ] { Account{,AcctPasswd}}
The first syntax is used at the sft> prompt. The second is used at the UNIX $ prompt - it starts SFT and connects to a remote environment in one operation.
Syntax Elements
System This is the name of the remote environment to which connection is required. It must be a valid system name as entered in the ROUTE-FILE by the System Administrator.
UserId This is a valid user-id on the remote environment. If the user-id is omitted or set to "", the network user-id from the USERS-FILE is used.
UserPasswd This is the password associated with the supplied user-id. If the user-id is obtained from the USERS-FILE, any associated password is also obtained from the USERS-FILE.
Account This parameter is only required when connecting to Reality. It must be the name of a valid account in the remote environment. If the account name is omitted, the user’s default account is used.
Note
If you specify an account name, set the user-id to "" to use the network user-id from the USERS-FILE.
AcctPasswd This is the password to the Reality account. If the account has a password, that password must be supplied.
Remarks
If the connection is refused an error message is displayed and the sft> prompt repeated.
Examples
sft>connect SYS0 PROG1 TEST
sft>
In the above example a connection is made to a Reality account called TEST using a user-id of PROG1 on the system SYS0. Neither the user-id nor the account have a password.
$sft SYS1
sft>
In this example, SFT is started with a connection to UNIX system SYS1 using the network user-id from the USERS-FILE.