下面是一个用rsh执行远程DB2命令的例子，在AIX上，会得到下面的输出：
rsh hostname ". /home/db2inst1/sqllib/db2profile;db2 connect to sample; db2 \"select * from db2inst1.employee fetch first 3 rows only\";db2 connect reset"

Database Connection Information

Database server = DB2/6000 7.2.0
SQL authorization ID = DB2INST1
Local database alias = SAMPLE

EMPNO FIRSTNME MIDINIT LASTNAME WORKDEPT PHONENO HIREDATE JOB EDLEVEL SEX BIRTHDATE SALARY BONUS COMM
------ ------------ ------- --------------- -------- ------- ---------- -------- ------- --- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
000010 CHRISTINE I HAAS A00 3978 01/01/1965 PRES 18 F 08/24/1933 52750.00 1000.00 4220.00
000020 MICHAEL L THOMPSON B01 3476 10/10/1973 MANAGER 18 M 02/02/1948 41250.00 800.00 3300.00
000030 SALLY A KWAN C01 4738 04/05/1975 MANAGER 20 F 05/11/1941 38250.00 800.00 3060.00

3 record(s) selected.

SQL1024N A database connection does not exist. SQLSTATE=08003

上面的输出说明，执行最后一条DB2命令时出错，这和AIX上rsh的行为有关。为避免这个错误，可以简单地在rsh命令后面加上一台操作系统命令。例如在命令最后加上echo命令，这样最后一条DB2命令将被成功执行：
rsh hostname ". /home/db2inst1/sqllib/db2profile;db2 connect to sample; db2 \"select * from db2inst1.employee fetch first 3 rows only\";db2 connect reset; echo"

Database Connection Information

Database server = DB2/6000 7.2.0
SQL authorization ID = DB2INST1
Local database alias = SAMPLE

EMPNO FIRSTNME MIDINIT LASTNAME WORKDEPT PHONENO HIREDATE JOB EDLEVEL SEX BIRTHDATE SALARY BONUS COMM
------ ------------ ------- --------------- -------- ------- ---------- -------- ------- --- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
000010 CHRISTINE I HAAS A00 3978 01/01/1965 PRES 18 F 08/24/1933 52750.00 1000.00 4220.00
000020 MICHAEL L THOMPSON B01 3476 10/10/1973 MANAGER 18 M 02/02/1948 41250.00 800.00 3300.00
000030 SALLY A KWAN C01 4738 04/05/1975 MANAGER 20 F 05/11/1941 38250.00 800.00 3060.00

3 record(s) selected.

DB20000I The SQL command completed successfully.