IDM Demo always reports connection failed for Solaris target

Question

I'm setting up the IDM Demo, using the Setup Wizard, using a Solaris 10 container as
the target system. For this demo, I'm using telnet directly as root, which seems to be
the only method available. This succeeds when I run telnet by hand from the IDM host
to the target host. When I test the connection from the wizard, after a long delay, it
always reports that the test connection failed. However, the console log on the target
system shows a successful login. The Details button says that it was looking for `_.)#+(:',
regardless of what I specify as the `Login Prompt'. (I assume this really means the shell
prompt.) I've tried changing the shell prompt by setting PS1 in /.profile and tried suppressing
the banner by creating a /.hushlogin file. Still, the test button always reports that the
connection failed. What's wrong here?

Answer 1

ah, familiar territory :)
the string _.)#+(: is something that the adapter uses as a suffix to check whether the previous command executed has changed state or not. The assumption being that _.)#+(: will not be encountered as output of any command on Solaris.
1. Try connecting as root
2. Whats your IDM version?
3. Try this: login as root over putty, and paste whatever strings you get into the adapter configuration page on IM (for say, prompt, etc.)
4. Tracing the following variables can give you better details regarding where its getting stuck:
com.waveset.adapter.SolarisResourceAdapter
com.waveset.adapter.SVIDResourceAdapter
com.waveset.adapter.ScriptedConnection
Hope this helps!
Ankush