Search code examples
erlangerlang-shell

Erlang. Start remote shell error

I tried to start remote shell and get a following error: 

*** ERROR: Shell process terminated! (^G to start new job) ***

Details: 1. Start erlang on a computer a2-x201: 

erl -sname a@a2-x201

Erlang R14B (erts-5.8.1) [source] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0] [hipe]     [kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.8.1  (abort with ^G)
(a@a2-x201)1> nodes().
[]

  1. Start erlang on a computer a2-asrock

    erl -sname b@a2-asrock

  2. Establish link between nodes using computer a2-x201:

    (a@a2-x201)2> net_adm:ping('b@a2-asrock'). pong (a@a2-x201)3> nodes().
    ['b@a2-asrock']

  3. Everything looks ok at the moment.

  4. Starting remote shell on a2-asrock from a2-x201

    CTRL+ G

    -->r 'b2@a2-asrock'
    -->j
    1 {shell,start,[init]}
    2* {'b2@a2-asrock',shell,start,[]}
    -->c

    * ERROR: Shell process terminated! (^G to start new job) *

  5. What is wrong?

Solution

  • You are doing remoting on 'b2@a2-asrock' instead of 'b@a2-rock' which is the name of the created node. You're pinging 'b@a2-asrock' but you're trying to connect to 'b2@a2-asrock' instead. Seems that you have a typo in there.