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Situation:
You want to know what configuration changes are necessary for running pcAnywhere 11.5 or 12.x on a Linux system.

Solution:
The following sections contain information about how to configure your Linux system to run pcAnywhere 11.5 or 12.x.

Linux OS configuration

Operating System	InstallationType	Packages added to Installation	Post Install Packages/Configuration	Post Install OS Configuration
Red Hat 9.0	Base	Telnet Server	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
Red Hat ES 4.0	Base	openmotiff 2.2.2-14.i386.rpm	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
Red Hat ES 3.0	Base	openmotiff 2.2.2-14.i386.rpm	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
Red Hat WS 4.0	Base	openmotiff 2.2.2-14.i386.rpm	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
Red Hat WS 3.0	Base	openmotiff 2.2.2-14.i386.rpm	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
SuSE 10.0	Base	Telnet Server	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
SuSE 9.1	Base	Telnet Server	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
SuSE ES 9.0	Base	None	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)
SuSE ES 8.0	Base	None	j2re1.4.2_05 (java) / Mozilla 1.6 or higher	ssh, firewall (see Linux Configuration Doc.)

Firewall configuration
In order to deploy and connect to a UNIX Thin Host through the pcAnywhere main product or through the pcAnywhere Web Remote, the Linux Operating System Firewall must be deactivated.

To deactivate the Linux firewall on RedHat 9.0, RedHat ES 3.0 and RedHat WS 3.0

1. Click the RedHat main menu.
2. Select System Settings Security Level.
3. Select Disable Firewall.

To deactivate the Linux firewall on SuSE 9.1 and SuSE ES 8.0

1. Click the SuSE main menu.
2. Select Preferences > Administration > Yast2 Modules > Security and Users > Firewall.
3. Make sure that the External Interface and Internal Interface fields are set to None.

SSH (all Supported Linux Platforms)
In order to authenticate between pcAnywhere and the target Linux machine, the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file must be configured to permit clear text passwords through the ssh tunnel.

To configure the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type
   
   vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   
3. Scroll down to the following line:
   
   #To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
   #Password Authentication yes
   
4. Remove the comment delimiter "#" in the #Password Authentication Yes line so that it reads:
   
   #To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
   Password Authentication Yes
   
5. Press Esc.
6. The VI command prompt appears. Type:
   
   Type wq!
   
7. Press Enter.
8. Restart the ssh daemon by typing the following at the system command prompt:
   
   /etc/init.d/sshd restart
   
   

openmotif library (RedHat ES 3.0, RedHat WS 3.0)
Follow the steps below to install the openmotiff shared library.

To install the openmotiff shared library on RedHat ES 3.0 and RedHat WS 3.0

1. Insert RedHat 9.0 Disk 1 into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Open a Terminal Window.
3. At the command prompt type:
   
   cd /mnt/cdrom
   
4. At the command prompt type (the following command is case sensitive):
   
   cd RedHat
   
5. At the command prompt type (the following command is case sensitive):
   
   cd RPMS
   
6. At the command prompt type:
   
   rpm -iv openmotif-2.2.2-14.i386.rpm
   
7. The openmotiff shared library is now installed.

 

Document ID: 2004111213071212
Last Modified: 06/03/2008
Date Created: 11/12/2004
Product(s): pcAnywhere 11.5, pcAnywhere 12.0

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